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In a significant development for Poland's WISŁA medium range air defense program, Northrop Grumman, a leading aerospace and defense technology company, has ....
“This is a journey to see what s possible, what can we do with today s technologies, for a relatively minor cost,” Gen. John Murray told us. “Project Convergence ’20 cost us about the same thing as one Combat Training Center rotation” $23 million. By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 05, 2021 at 2:42 PM ....
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 16, 2021 at 7:30 AM Photo: Courtesy of Raytheon Missiles & Defense WASHINGTON: Raytheon will soon deliver the Army’s first “production readiness” model of the new LTAMDS radar, in time for key tests this summer. By next September (2022), the first six early-model LTAMDS should have passed initial Army testing. That will allow the Lower-Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor, to use its formal name, to be approved for “Urgent Materiel Release” to Army missile defense units. If Raytheon makes that deadline, it’ll have gone from initial contract award – in Oct. 2019 – to operational fielding in less than three years. That’s a remarkable pace for the Pentagon, made possible in large part by using the streamlined Other Transaction Authority process instead of traditional contracting regulations. ....
Iron Dome plans being finalized as US Army begins training on systems February 15 Two Iron Dome batteries have reached Fort Bliss, Texas, as units begin qualification and training efforts ahead of a possible deployment of the system. (Courtesy of Rafael) WASHINGTON Plans for where, how and when the U.S. Army’s two new Iron Dome air defense batteries could deploy are being finalized, according to Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson, the lead on the service’s air and missile defense modernization effort. Lawmakers have demanded the service come up with a plan to deploy Iron Dome systems, which were procured as an interim solution to fill a cruise missile defense gap. ....
U.S. Army’s Air & Missile Defense Capability Enters Low Rate Initial Production Our Bureau 5410 Engagement Operations Centers (EOC) and Integrated Fire Control Network relays (IFCN) were delivered to U.S. Army for tests Northrop Grumman Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), developed in partnership with the U.S. Army, has received authorization to proceed with low rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful Milestone C decision for the program. This milestone, approved by the Department of Defense, represents a critical next step in moving the program closer to future deployment. “The decision by our senior leaders to transition IBCS from development into initial production reflects their confidence in the maturity of the system and its readiness for operational testing to inform Initial Operational Capability,” said Maj. Gen. Rob Rasch, Army Program Executive Officer, Missiles and Space. ....