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.
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In a webinar hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on 27 April, two British Army officers leading the service’s digital transformation programme outlined the building blocks of this endeavour.
Project THEIA is the programme at the heart of the transformation. It aims to exploit digitised information and cutting-edge technologies to improve the operational effectiveness of all army functions.
Brig Stefan Crossfield, the army’s Chief Data Officer and Programme Director of Army Digital Transformation said:
‘We have a mandate through the Integrated Review, that's given us the direction of travel. And THEIA is a big part of that
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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.
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