Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2 - Block 1

The Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2), is a critical component of the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority and the Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team (AMD CFT) programs. The primary goal of this program is to provide a ground-based weapon system designed to acquire, track, engage, and defeat Cruise Missiles (CM), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (RAM) threats. This effort includes component integration, common development tools and processes, and annual test and evaluation to provide data to support program assessments and progress toward closure of performance gaps. The program also aims to pursue the IFPC High Energy Laser (IFPC HEL) and IFPC High Powered Microwave (IFPC HPM) as non-kinetic effectors of the IFPC counter-RAM, counter-CM, and counter-UAS missions.

The Army plans to pursue the IFPC Inc 2 capability consisting of a launcher and interceptor as the kinetic solution for the primary mission to defeat CM, UAS, and will pursue a Second Interceptor to expand the IFPC Inc 2 system's target set by focusing on supersonic cruise missiles and large caliber rockets. Additionally, the program aims to support an IFPC Direct Energy team to coordinate the transfer of responsibility and determine IFPC Inc 2 Product Office requirements for these products. The total cost of the IFPC Inc 2 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) effort is $546 million from FY 2021 to FY 2024, fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. This funding line is directly aligned with the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority.

Overall, the program's objectives include developing an integrated fires development effort that includes survivability, resiliency, and effectiveness improvements against advanced threats from near-peer adversaries. This includes component integration, common development tools and processes, annual test and evaluation to provide data for program assessments, progress toward closure of performance gaps, as well as pursuing non-kinetic effectors for counter-RAM, counter-CM, and counter-UAS missions.