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Indirect Fire Protection Capability
Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) is a military system designed to protect troops, bases, and valuable assets from incoming airborne threats like rockets, artillery shells, mortar rounds, drones, and cruise missiles. It detects these threats and can intercept them before they reach their target.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
The Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) is a multi-mission, mobile short-range air defense (SHORAD) and counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) system developed for the U.S. Army, providing integrated air and missile defense against a spectrum of indirect fire threats, including rockets, artillery, mortars (RAM), unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and cruise missiles. It serves as a layered defense solution, often incorporating diverse sensors and interceptors to neutralize aerial threats.
BACKGROUND
The Multi-Mission Launcher (MML) is an open-systems architecture multi-role missile launching system created by the United States Army's Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- IFPC
- C-RAM
- Counter-RAM
- SHORAD
- Cruise Missile Defense
- Counter-UAS
USAGE NOTE
IFPC systems are critical for protecting fixed and expeditionary sites from evolving aerial threats, integrating various sensors and effectors into a cohesive defense architecture to mitigate risks posed by indirect fire.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Indirect Fire Protection Capability.
RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies)
A major defense contractor developing advanced air and missile defense systems, including components for the U.S. Army's Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-S (IFPC Inc 2-S) and systems like the Patriot, which provide counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) capabilities.
Lockheed Martin
A global aerospace and defense company involved in the development of integrated air and missile defense systems, sensors, and interceptors crucial for defending against indirect fire threats.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
An Israeli defense company renowned for developing the Iron Dome system, a highly effective mobile all-weather air defense system designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells.
Northrop Grumman
A leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, and integrated air and missile defense solutions critical for indirect fire protection.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
A Norwegian defense company that, in partnership with Raytheon, developed and produces the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), a medium-range air defense system capable of intercepting a variety of aerial threats, including cruise missiles and drones, relevant for IFPC.
Diehl Defence
A German defense company known for its advanced air defense systems, such as the IRIS-T SLM, which provides protection against a broad spectrum of aerial threats, including rockets, artillery, and mortars.
MBDA
A leading European missile systems company developing a range of air defense solutions, including systems like CAMM and Aster, which can provide protection against various indirect fire threats and aerial attacks.