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.
The US Army has picked nine small businesses and non-profit research institution partners to continue developing technologies in seven categories of network operations.
Contracts worth up to $1.1 million apiece have been awarded under a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer. Each recipient will spend six to 18 months developing a demonstration prototype.
The seven categories are: interference and jamming of HF radios; position navigation without GPS; phased-array antennas for extremely HF satellite communications; millimetre waveforms for tactical networking; edge sensor processing; adaptable tactical communications (advanced soldier radios); and standoff electronic denial (disrupting, disabling or destroying the electronics on a remote target).
‘The 10 selected Phase II projects primarily support the Army Modernization Priority, Network,’ the US Army noted in a 5 November statement.
Phase II is expected to lead to funding from the DoD, US Army or private sector for further product development.
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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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