IFPC Increment 2 - Block 1

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) will provide a ground-based weapon system designed to acquire, track, engage, and defeat Cruise Missiles (CM), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (RAM) threats. The IFPC Inc 2 system consists of a launcher and interceptor integrated with the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) open systems architecture, IAMD Battle Command System (IBCS), and the Sentinel sensor to support the Threshold CM and UAS defeat mission. The Objective counter-RAM mission employs both alternative kinetic and non-kinetic defeat solutions. In response to section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2019, the Army evaluated alternative strategies to address an Army interim CM defense (CMD) capability at critical strategic fixed site locations while continuing the development of an IFPC capability. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, the Army contracted with the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) for two Interim CMD (Iron Dome Defense System - Army (IDDS-A)) batteries that were delivered in FY 2021. The IFPC Inc 2 program is conducting an interoperability effort to establish communications between the Interim CMD (IDDS-A) batteries' Battle Management Center (BMC) and the US Army's Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Architecture that includes the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) and legacy Air Defense command and control (C2) networks. Concurrently with the Interim CMD effort, the Army is pursuing an Enduring IFPC Inc 2 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) - Rapid Prototyping strategy. This competitive strategy invited Industry to participate in a "Shoot Off" demonstration in FY 2021 using Industries' proposed launcher and missile solutions integrated with the Army's IBCS and Sentinel radar. The Army awarded a fixed price Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement to Dynetics, Inc. on 24 September, 2021 to deliver the Enduring IFPC Inc 2 prototype solution. The Army will use this MTA Rapid Prototyping approach to provide a prototype capability in FY 2023, before transitioning into Production and Deployment phase. The total cost of the IFPC Inc 2 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) effort is $521.3 million RDT&E from FY 2021 to FY 2024. IFPC Inc 2 MTA is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. The Army plans to pursue the IFPC High Energy Laser (IFPC HEL) and IFPC High Powered Microwave (IFPC HPM) as non-kinetic effectors of the IFPC counter-RAM, counter-CM, and counter-UAS (Class 1 - 3) missions. The IFPC HEL and IFPC HPM elements will be robust, cost effective, and sustainable complementary capabilities to the overall IFPC mission to protect key fixed and semi-fixed sites. The IFPC Product Office will conduct initial planning and coordination with the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) and the Army's Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT) in FY 2023 to enable an efficient transfer of the IFPC HEL and IFPC HPM efforts in FY 2024. FY 2023 Base dollars in the amount of $131.093 million are designated for Interim CMD Interoperability testing and support, the development, integration, and testing of the IFPC Inc 2 system, and initialization of the IFPC Directed Energy team for coordination on the Program transfer from RCCTO and establishment of future requirements.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: EY7_0605052A_5_2040_PB_2023

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Directed Energy
• Fully Networked C3