New Teaming Agreement Brings Integrated Combat Solution to U.S. Forces

BAE Systems has entered into a teaming agreement with Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to bring the Integrated Combat Solution (ICS) to the U.S. defense market. 

The battlefield situational awareness tool for combat vehicles will provide the Warfighter with the capability to link and share video streams, metadata, target information, slew-to-cue commands, and more. This will reduce the typical threat response speed from minutes to seconds. 

With Kongsberg developing the ICS tool and BAE Systems integrating it onto combat vehicles, the companies will support technology upgrades through the product lifecycles.

ICS is a tool that can be used across the U.S. Marine or U.S. Army’s fleet of vehicles as a critical enabler of their mission. Built with an open-systems approach, ICS can be integrated on any battlefield platform equipped with a weapon system and on-board sensors – keeping troops aware and safer in the fight. 

ICS will give Warfighters more options to respond to potential threats, matching the rapid pace of warfare in the future. ICS uses an integrated network to link the sensors on different battlefield assets together, allowing command and control of weapon stations, turrets, jammers, and other effectors from a single screen inside the vehicle.

The ICS capability has already been demonstrated on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Armored Multi-Purpose vehicle platforms. 

BAE Systems and Kongsberg reportedly look forward to providing the combined capabilities across the ground combat forces. 

Andy Corea, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Combat Mission Systems business, commented, “The ability for troops to rapidly pass targeting information across the battlefield to other platforms and engage a target remotely is critical to their mission. 

“The combined talents of Kongsberg’s innovation and expertise in remote weapon systems and our lead systems integration capability provides the Warfighter the opportunity to obtain fully integrated enhanced combat capability – helping them stay aware and unmatched in battle.”

Kjetil Reiten Myhra, executive vice president defence systems, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, added, “Together we will deliver ICS as a core enabler of modern warfare, providing all-domain visibility, command and control. This force multiplier streamlines complicated threat responses, networking mobility platforms and other assets for increased combat capability.”

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