# Integrated Battle Command System **Entity class:** Integrated air-and-missile-defense mission-command system **Aliases:** IBCS ## Definition The U.S. Army’s **Integrated Battle Command System** connects sensors, command elements, networks, and effectors into a shared air-and-missile-defense architecture. Army descriptions emphasize a common integrated air picture and an “any sensor, best weapon” operating concept; those goals depend on network performance, interface integration, cybersecurity, and operational testing. ## Relationships - **major end item:** [[wiki/IBCS Integrated Collaborative Environment|Integrated Collaborative Environment]]. - **other major end items:** Engagement Operations Center and Integrated Fire Control Network Relay. - **industrial producer:** [[wiki/Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]]. - **functional route:** sensor fusion, mission command, fire control, integrated air and missile defense, and joint/coalition interoperability. - **disambiguation route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE disambiguation]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Army — First complete IBCS delivery](https://www.army.mil/article/278092/us_army_receives_first_complete_ibcs_delivery) - [U.S. Army — IBCS and integrated fires](https://www.army.mil/article/290087/ibcs_and_the_future_of_offensive_and_defensive_integrated_fires)