The push includes two memorandums of understanding with Estonian companies Go Craft and DefSecIntel. The agreements will support the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, and its wider integration and sustainment in Europe.
Go Craft will work with Northrop Grumman on defense system integration. DefSecIntel will focus on specialized mast fabrication and production for defense systems.
IBCS is already operational with the U.S. Army and Poland, making the new agreements part of an established command-and-control program. Northrop Grumman said the cooperation would advance IBCS as a preferred European solution.
The system connects sensors and weapons across services and operational domains. It combines sensor data into a single battlespace picture, allowing commanders to identify threats and select available weapons.
IBCS is in full-rate production and has been declared operational in Poland. The system has also been fielded for U.S. combatant commands in Europe and the Indo-Pacific under the Army’s integrated air and missile defense modernization program.
In Poland, Northrop Grumman is deepening its cooperation with state-owned vehicle manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW). The work covers technology transfer, servicing and support for Bushmaster medium-caliber cannons.
Bushmaster Chain Guns are installed on the Polish Armed Forces’ Rosomak and Borsuk armored vehicles. The expanded partnership is intended to help meet growing demand for medium-caliber firepower and strengthen weapons support capacity in Europe.
Northrop Grumman is also continuing discussions with Poland over the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne command-and-control aircraft. The talks cover potential adoption, training and industrial collaboration.
The E-2D provides airborne early warning, battlespace awareness and command-and-control capabilities. Its radar can track thousands of targets over land and sea, including low-flying cruise missiles and drones.
The company is separately promoting its Raid Hunter system for defense against drones, drone swarms and cruise missiles. The platform uses guided 50mm interceptors and an interoperable control architecture to support short-range air defense.
Raid Hunter is designed to counter large and mixed aerial attacks that could overwhelm existing defenses. Its modular configuration supports rapid deployment, while planned vehicle-mounted and container-based variants would widen its potential uses.
“Central and Eastern Europe is at the forefront of efforts to strengthen NATO allies’ collective defense posture,” Ben Davies, Northrop Grumman’s corporate vice president and president of Defense Systems, said. “By deepening our collaboration with local industry and aligning our advanced, modernized capabilities with the needs of regional allies, we are helping to build a more integrated, resilient and effective defense architecture across domains.”
