The US State Department has approved the possible foreign military sales of air and missile defense systems to Denmark, with a total combined cost of $3.73 billion.
Copenhagen has requested an Integrated Battle Command System with Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IBCS-IFPC), along with related equipment and program support for $3 billion.
The package includes 24 all-up round magazines; eight IFPC Increment 2 launchers; two Sentinel A4 radars; two IBCS engagement operations centers; two IBCS integrated collaborative environments; and six IBCS integrated fire control network relays.
In addition, the NATO country requested 200 RTX-manufactured AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) with three AIM-120-C8 AMRAAM guidance sections and related equipment and support for approximately $730 million.
This ensures that Denmark has “modern and capable air-to-air munitions,” which will “further advance the already high level of Danish Air Force interoperability with US Joint Forces and other regional and NATO forces,” according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
IBCS-IFPC Package
The IBCS-IFPC deal involves RTX, Lockheed Martin, Leidos, and Northrop Grumman as the principal contractors.
Denmark’s acquisition of the system enhances its medium- and long-range ground-based air defense capability, with the IBCS functioning like a central brain coordinating different sensors and interceptors as a unified command-and-control system on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the IFPC Increment 2 is a ground-based air defense system that deploys interceptors against fast-moving and low-flying threats, such as drones and cruise missiles, filling the gap between short-range and long-range Patriot missile defense systems.
The IBCS has already proven successful integration with the IFPC and the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS).
Once the sale is finalized and the system is fielded, Denmark will become the second European operator of IBCS-IFPC after Poland.
