“You know, we say the next fight is going to be joint — no, it’s going to be coalition,” said Maj. Kevin Peel, of the Air Force Warfighting Integrating Capability (AFWIC).
By Theresa HitchensThursday’s near-simultaneous intercept of a cruise missile and a ballistic missile was far from the hardest thing the IBCS battalion has done.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army has big ambitions for the Terrestrial Layer System, meant to detect, decrypt, and disrupt enemy communications. We spoke to the companies that actually have to build it.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Even with a relay taken down by jamming, the new IBCS network was able to fuse targeting data from Patriot and Sentinel radars, then shoot down two cruise missile surrogates with a single PAC-3 interceptor apiece.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Stryker-mounted TLS and drone-borne MFEW are the first two nodes in a networked arsenal of sensors and jammers to combat high-tech foes.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“Many believe that stealth is perishable,” says Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia, thus increasing the need for suppression of enemy air defenses. Of course, a key requirement for the F-35 is that it can take out advanced air defenses.
By Theresa HitchensContractors are already “bending metal” on components for both 50-kilowatt and 300-kW lasers, Army scientist Craig Robin said.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“When testing is complete, and IBCS can link all of our missile different systems together, that’s going to be an enormous step forward,” said Adm. Chas Richard.
By Theresa HitchensTHOR puts high-powered microwaves to fry drone swarms’ electronics in a rugged and deployable package.
By Theresa HitchensIsrael’s Rafael will soon ship the first missile defense battery to the US and wants to build a factory here. The really hard part: connecting Iron Dome to US Army command networks.
By Arie EgoziAfter weeks of COVID delays, combat soldiers are now testing both the IBCS network and the IM-SHORAD vehicle at White Sands. The first live shots against flying targets are just weeks away.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.