With the completion of a successful launcher demonstration, the Indirect Fire Protection Capability system can move into Army-led developmental testing.
“As part of the U.S. Army’s operational training, American troops operated the system, which functioned with optimal effectiveness against a variety of threats and intercepted targets from different ranges,” according to a Rafael executive.
The Army exercised its prepositioned stock afloat for the first time in the Philippines this spring in a new process that will allow the service to ensure its stockpiles are optimally configured.
The Army is further afield to get a vehicle protection capability in place for its current fleet against rockets and drones, and the service has provided no funding to procure an interim system for its Bradley in the meantime.
The Army's deployment to Iron Dome generated lessons learned that will feed into the service's decision on where Iron Dome will be stationed in the future.
In the wake of recent missile and drone attacks against the UAE by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, there’s a fresh opportunity to integrate air and missile defense in the Mideast, says Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla.