ICS Selected to build SBIRS
Development Simulator for Lockheed Martin
Boulder, CO, December 2000 -- Interface & Control Systems (ICS) announced that Lockheed Martin has selected ICS to develop a software simulator used to test the ground element of the SBIRS-High system. The Development SIMulator (DSIM) is a real-time satellite payload simulator designed to exercise all interfaces with the Lockheed Martin designed payload control center. Lockheed Martin leads a team that is designing the next-generation space-based early warning system to provide early detection of missile launches worldwide. SBIRS replaces the 25-year-old Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites and ground station. The SBIRS High component is designed to detect and track both strategic and tactical ballistic missiles through powered flight. SBIRS data supports the technical intelligence community, helps characterize the battlefield and provides reliable, timely information to combat forces and decision makers. Lockheed Martin selected ICS as its supplier due to ICS’s expertise in successfully developing and deploying satellite simulators. Leveraging from past experience and frameworks, ICS was able to provide an excellent value to Lockheed Martin to help them meet schedule and cost targets. ICS is a privately held company with main offices in Columbia, MD, and Melbourne, FL and Boulder CO. The product development and engineering services firm specializes in the development of real-time, embedded, and autonomous command and control software systems. Contact information:
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