• Defence Notes

  How integration of multiple sensors can enhance US missile defence

  24th April 2023

  The Pentagon is working on designing, developing and delivering capabilities to the armed services to enable them to counter ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles.

• Land Warfare

  New data link ties Patriot missile into Integrated Battle Command System

  25th November 2022

  A combination of Northrop Grumman's IBCS and a Lockheed Martin data link contributed towards successful Patriot interception of cruise missile surrogate targets.

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman IBCS air and missile defence system complete key test phase

  11th November 2022

  Northrop Grumman's IBCS missile and air defence system for the US Army has completed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range.

• Digital Battlespace

  How the new LTAMDS radar will thwart evolving air defence threats (Studio)

  12th July 2022

  The US Army’s newest air defence radar promises to better detect and defend against complex and evolving threats while reducing operator workload.

• Land Warfare

  US Army starts LTAMDS operational tests

  26th May 2022

  After receiving the first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), the US Army is now testing the system in the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

• Land Warfare

  Northrop Grumman provides C2 capabilities for US Army

  5th January 2022

  The US Army has contracted Northrop Grumman to produce its IBCS C2 solution.

• Land Warfare

  Poland awards Wisła and Narew contracts

  2nd December 2021

  WZL1 will supply mobile comms nodes for the Wisla missile defence system and PGZ-Narew is providing integration services for the Narew SHORAD network.

• Defence Notes

  Baltic republics to receive FAAD C2

  15th December 2021

  Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are boosting their SHORAD capabilities.

• Defence Notes

  Lockheed Martin gains US Army missile defence contract modification

  20th October 2021

  Latest contract modification for Lockheed Martin covers components and test support for the IBCS, PAC-3 MSE and LTAMDS programmes.

• Air Warfare

  Lockheed Martin obtains JASSM contract modification

  26th October 2021

  US Army awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the replacement of JASSM Control Actuation System.

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2021: Generals highlight offensive and defensive links

  13th October 2021

  Senior officers say the US is ‘serious’ about cross-domain C2 integration, including connected defensive and offensive capabilities.

• Land Warfare

  US Army indirect fire initiative advances

  24th May 2021

  The US Army is pushing ahead with the procurement of an indirect fire air defence capability on an aggressive timeline, to provide the protection needed in any future conflict against a near-peer competitor.

• Air Warfare

  Skunk Works tests Project Hydra

  5th May 2021

  Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has successfully tested '5th Gen to 5th Gen' communication technology in Project Hydra.

• Defence Notes

  Northrop Grumman obtains modification for Polish IBCS contract

  26th April 2021

  DoD issues FMS modification for Polish integrated air and missile defence programme.

• Land Warfare

  Key questions remain unresolved for Polish SHORAD

  13th May 2021

  Poland picks a lead contractor for the Narew programme but there is still no decision on which missile will be used.

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  IBCS

  The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) is a C2 system designed to integrate current and future sensors. The system also improves ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range, Self-propelled missile systems

  Multi-Mission Launcher

  The Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) was developed by the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) as part of the Indirect Fire ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/MPQ-65

  The AN/MPQ-65 is a C-band passive electronically scanned phased array radar designed for the PAC-3 surface-to-air missile defence system.

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Patriot Air Defence System

  The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A  ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  NAREW

  The NAREW air defence system is a collaborative initiative between Poland and the United Kingdom, aimed at enhancing Poland's short- to medium-range air defence capabilities. ...