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“The Army appears to be keeping it accessible should the need arise in the US Indo Pacific region… but there's a larger question about what really is going to be the future of these Iron Dome batteries,” said Tom Karako, a missile defense expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Despite the multi-month launcher delivery delay, the Army said its testing plan is on track and during this phase it will ensure the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile can be launched from the ground.
Northrop Wins $12M to Integrate Air Defense Systems in Poland Our Bureau 548
Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS)
The U.S. Department of Defense today awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth approximately $12 million to integrate air defense systems in Poland.
Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2025. Fiscal 2020 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) funds in the amount of $11.6 million were obligated at the time of the award, a U.S. DoD release today said.
The U.S. Army awarded the company $713 million in March 2019 for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) for the first phase of Poland’s WISŁA air and missile defense program. Under this foreign military sales contract for WISŁA, Northrop Grumman will manufacture IBCS engagement operations centers and integrated fire control network relays and deliver IBCS net-enabled command and control for four firin