Northrop Grumman has taken delivery of six shelters that will be outfitted as Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) engagement operations centers (EOC) for Poland.
Poland has acquired the US Army IBCS configuration and this delivery supports the production start of the IBCS hardware for Poland’s WISŁA air and missile defence program from Northrop Grumman’s Huntsville Manufacturing Center.
During this production phase, IBCS hardware is installed in the shelters to create functioning engagement operations centers (EOCs). These IBCS EOCs are integrated with IBCS battle management software that maximises the combat potential of sensors and weapon systems.
Once the integration is complete, the EOCs will undergo an acceptance test prior to delivery to the U.S. government, which in turn will deliver to Poland as part of the foreign military sales contract for WISŁA.
The Huntsville Manufacturing Center has a long heritage supporting large scale manufacturing programs including the Army’s Command Post Platform. Northrop Grumman has successfully developed, integrated and delivered IBCS major end items such as engagement operations centers, the entire command post environment, integrated fire control network relays and plug-and-fight kits that have all been used by US soldiers in highly successful, operationally realistic tests and that warfighters will use once the system is fielded.
The acquisition of IBCS is a major component of Poland’s WISLA air and missile defence modernisation program. In March 2018, Poland signed a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government to purchase IBCS and became the first international partner country to acquire this transformational capability. By acquiring IBCS, Poland will modernise its air and missile defence forces toward assuring interoperability with U.S. forces and within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
Kenn Todorov, Vice President and General Manager, combat systems and mission readiness, Northrop Grumman, said: “Receiving these shelters and kicking off production marks a critical milestone on the WISLA program and gets us one step closer to fielding this capability in Poland.
“Our Huntsville Manufacturing Center production line is ready and equipped to deliver these command centers on time and on budget.”
image courtesy of Northrop Grumman
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