FORT BLISS, Texas — Lockheed Martin has demonstrated an artificial intelligence-powered Guam Defense System (GDS) Battle Manager Suite designed to connect the Aegis Guam combat system with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and other integrated air and missile defense capabilities.
The prototype reached the second stage of a U.S. Army evaluation in less than two months after the Army issued a request for a battle-management solution in June 2026. The demonstration was conducted in a simulated Guam operational environment at the Army Tactical Systems Integration Lab at Fort Bliss.
The system uses Lockheed Martin’s CommandIQ platform to continuously process hundreds of incoming tracks. Using algorithms informed by thousands of pre-run simulations, it ranks possible responses and recommends weapon assignments for individual threats.
During the demonstration, the suite combined live data from multiple integrated air and missile defense systems into a single common tactical picture. Commanders could view sensor tracks, available munitions and engagement opportunities across the joint operating area in real time.
Lockheed Martin said the system is intended to reduce the manual coordination normally required for integrated air and missile defense, including voice calls, text messages, physical documents and manual calculations. Its automated recommendations are designed to support faster decisions and more efficient use of high-cost interceptors.
“In missile defense, seconds can determine whether an operator protects a populated island or exhausts precious interceptors,” said Tiffany Marr, director of CommandIQ, Golden Dome for America C2 and Advanced Concepts at Lockheed Martin. She said the system provides commanders with real-time information on sensors, weapon systems and munition loadouts while recommending the optimal weapon for incoming threats.
The prototype was installed and integrated within 24 hours of arriving at the Fort Bliss laboratory and met all required demonstration criteria during its one-week fielding period.
The Battle Manager Suite uses an open architecture, allowing it to accept pre-planned warfighter responses, Air Tasking Orders, Airspace Control Orders and missile-defense designs. It can also incorporate software from other defense technology companies without requiring the entire system to be rebuilt.
The latest demonstration follows Lockheed Martin’s earlier software-based command-and-control integration work during Valiant Shield 2026, where the company demonstrated the connection of capabilities including Aegis Guam, AN/TPY-6 radar, THAAD, C2BMC, IBCS and other air and missile defense assets to support a common tactical picture and coordinated decision-making.
The Army’s Battle Manager Suite effort is part of broader work to integrate more than 20 programs and prototypes supporting Guam’s defense. The competition includes multiple phases, with a formal prototype proposal stage expected later and an award targeted for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.
——— End of Article ———
