The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is the integrating element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense and combatant commanders at strategic, regional and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to collectively see the battle develop, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.

C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks, integrates and synchronizes autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is an integral part of all system ground and flight tests which verify and exercise all current and future Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) capabilities.

Check out the information on C2BMC and the images in our C2BMC Media Gallery.

All of the elements of the BMDS are described in our System section.
If you still have questions, check out the FAQs for:

• Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD),
• Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD),
• PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3),
• Sensors, and
• Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).