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The Army’s IBCS missile defense command and control system is still in testing. But in the not too distant future, it’s supposed to become a major building block for a future meta-system linking all the armed services, known as Joint All-Domain Command & Control. Can IBCS connect the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines? Yes, two generals told me — up to a point.

IBCS is the Army’s migraine-inducing nested acronym for IAMD (Integrated Air & Missile Defense) Battle Command System. The system has already proven it can connect to Air Force and Marine Corps radars, Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch and Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson told me, and it will connect to more joint systems in the future.

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