US Army seeks follow-up to IAMD Raytheon A-Kit
The US Army announced that it is looking for developers interested in creating a follow-up to Raytheon’s A-kit of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system on 7 February 2019.
The announcement states that it is for a US Army IAMD Plug and Fight (P&F) A-Kit and associated IAMD integration, test and evaluation support, with an expectation of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract being used.
This A-Kit is envisaged to be a hardware/software based item that would integrated into the Patriot weapon system Engagement Control System (ES) Major End Item (MEI) to form a new variant named the Radar Interface Unit (RIU) which would interface with the IAMD System of Systems (SoS).
Due to involvement of the Patriot weapon system, the eventual contract would also require a classified Patriot system integration and test facility integrated with the US Army’s IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), to support the integration and verification of the A-Kit equipped RIU.
It is also important to note that the eventual developer would also be required to provide high fidelity IAMD/Patriot data product support to US government IAMD flight tests scheduled to commence in 2020.
More from Digital Battlespace
-
![AUSA 2024: General Micro Systems adds four new products to the X9 Spider family]()
AUSA 2024: General Micro Systems adds four new products to the X9 Spider family
The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
-
![BAE Systems gets go-ahead for second phase of mission communications programme]()
BAE Systems gets go-ahead for second phase of mission communications programme
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
-
![Just Released: Space Technology Report]()
Just Released: Space Technology Report
Why space is an essential part of modern military capabilities
-
![Work-from-home warfare: the power of mixed reality]()
Work-from-home warfare: the power of mixed reality
Defence-secure mixed reality headsets can save hours, or even weeks, of travel time to fix defunct equipment or get subject experts effectively “on-site” where they are needed.
-
![Northrop Grumman receives follow-on contract for CUAS and C-IED systems]()
Northrop Grumman receives follow-on contract for CUAS and C-IED systems
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
-
![Adarga’s Vantage AI software selected for UK Strategic Command’s Defence Support]()
Adarga’s Vantage AI software selected for UK Strategic Command’s Defence Support
Adarga’s Vantage information analysis tool is in service with the UK MoD and individual UK forces. It builds on the company’s Knowledge Platform which processes, organises and analyses open source material, as well as information held by the user’s military, security and intelligence services.
