Defense News:
WASHINGTON — The Army is planning to tie its two most critical air-and-missile defense systems together within two years, which is key to establishing a more effective layered approach to AMD, according to the one-star general in charge of modernizing the service’s AMD capabilities.
And the approach could enhance the development of the Army’s future AMD command-and-control system, the Integrated Battle Command System — or IBCS.
The Terminal High Altitude System (THAAD) and the Patriot medium-range air-and-missile defense system are the “bread and butter” of Army air-and-missile defense, Brig. Gen. Randy McIntire, the cross-functional team lead for air-and-missile defense, told Defense News in a March 14 interview…
