World Defense Show 2026: Northrop Grumman to present improved C2 management system
The Northrop Grumman Integrated Battle Command System is in service with Poland and the US Army with another 20 countries believed to have expressed an interest.
There are ‘significant challenges’ operating in contemporary environments, says the UK RAF ISTAR command.
The RAF had been looking forward to 12 months of ‘recuperation and regeneration’ following the redeployment from Afghanistan towards the end of 2014, Gp Capt Suraya Marshall, 2IC at the command, told a conference in London on 11 March.
However, she warned that the rise of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and northern Iraq; Russian actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine; Boko Haram in Nigeria; and the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone were forcing the RAF to adapt once again.
‘We are very poor at predicting
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The Northrop Grumman Integrated Battle Command System is in service with Poland and the US Army with another 20 countries believed to have expressed an interest.
The Thales DigitalCrew package, first unveiled at last year’s Defence IQ International Armoured Vehicles conference, is designed to merge imaging and apply a layer of decision-making and observation algorithms to support crew and other personnel.
Nomad can provide militaries with real-time intelligence, saving critical time on the battlefield.
Taurus operates alongside the Israel Defense Forces’ Orion system which supports mission management across tens of thousands of manoeuvring forces, from squad leaders to battalion commanders.
The plan for the new displays follows fresh investment in Kopin’s European facilities by Theon and an order for head-up displays in fielded aircraft, with funding from the US Department of Defense.
Persistent Systems received its largest ever single order for its MPU5 devices and other systems earlier this month and has already delivered the 50 units to the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division.