Northrop Grumman starts production of shelters for Wisła
Engagement operations centres for Polish air and missile defence programme are being integrated with management software.
The Wisła air and missile defence programme in Poland has reached a new milestone, after prime contractor Northrop Grumman began production of six shelters to be configured as Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) engagement operations centres (EOCs).
IBCS hardware is being installed in the shelters ‘to create functioning EOCs’, Northrop Grumman announced on 14 January. These EOCs will be integrated with IBCS battle management software to maximise the combat potential of sensors and weapon systems.
After the integration process is completed, the EOCs (pictured) will undergo an acceptance test prior to delivery to the US government, which in turn will deliver to Poland as part of the Wisła FMS contract signed between the two governments in March 2018.
Under a $713 million contract for the first phase of the Wisla programme, signed in March 2019, Northrop Grumman will manufacture IBCS engagement operations centres and integrated fire control network relays and deliver IBCS net-enabled C2 for four firing units.
Poland was the first US ally to commit to buying IBCS for interoperable air and missile defence. It could decide to buy four more units in Phase 2 of the Wisła programme, according to Shephard Defence Insight.
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