Army system integrates different radars for Patriot-3 interceptor

AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel is a three-dimensional radar used
to alert and queue Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) weapons

US Army and Northrop integrate Patriot and Sentinel
capabilities into IBCS system - Army Technology

Army system integrates different radars for Patriot-3 interceptor
The flight test employed an MQM-107 drone target serving as a cruise missile surrogate. It flew a low-altitude trajectory against an asset defended by a battery and battalion IBCS engagement operations centers.
Because the low altitude trajectory, the missile was obscured from the Patriot radar's field of view but the IBCS used the Sentinel composite tracking data to calculate and present the necessary engagement solution. The engagement operations center operator then commanded, via the IBCS mission control software, the launch of a single PAC-3 interceptor missile to destroy the target.
"IBCS replaces seven legacy C2 systems to deliver a single integrated air picture and offer the flexibility for deployment of smaller force packages," Northrop Grumman said. "By networking sensors and interceptors – as opposed to simply linking them – IBCS provides wider area surveillance and broader protection areas."



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The US Army Air and Integrated Missile Defense Program successfully completed their second test of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Battle Command System by intercepting a Cruise Missile  target using a  PAC-3 interceptor and track data from Sentinel and Patriot Radars. The test took place at White Sands Missile Range.
This test showed the capability of the Army to identify, track, engage and kill a target using an interceptor from one system and sensors from another,using the IBCS.
The Cruise Missile surrogate, an MQM-107 Drone Target, flew towards an asset defended by a task force comprised of a Battalion Engagement Operations Center, a non-collocated Battery EOC with a Patriot radar, a remote IFCN Relay connected to two Patriot PAC-3 Launchers and two remote Sentinel radars connected to IFCN Relays, all of which were operating on the IFCN.
Because the target was flying at such a low altitude, it was below the Patriot radar’s field of vision, but this was by design. The IBCS system correctly used the Sentinel composite tracking data to enable the PAC-3 missile to intercept.