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PAC-3 MSE Tests Integration With IBCS

Monday, November 15th, 2021

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PAC-3 MSE Tests Integration With IBCS

A PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile test is conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. as part of a flight test for the U.S. Army in 2016. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

In flight tests earlier this month, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) units worked with the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) for the first time to intercept ballistic missiles, PAC-3 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Nov. 15. On Nov. 4, two PAC-3 MSE missiles integrated with Northrop Grumman’s IBCS to intercept tactical ballistic missile threats over White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Lockheed Martin said this was part of the first Field Surveillance…

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