Poland announces IBCS integration timeline
The US Army tests the IBCS. (Photo: US Army)
Poland will be moving from the acquisition phase of Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) to its deployment phase.
The announcement, made ahead of the international defence exhibition MSPO taking place in the Polish city of Kielce this week, revealed that Poland intended to use the system to operate its Patriot missile launchers as part of the Wisla medium range air defence programme and Narew, the short-range equivalent. Shephard was invited to a briefing with senior figures involved in the deployment in August.
Brigadier General Michał Marciniak, deputy head of the Polish Armament Agency, set the scene by delivering an
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