INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLESPACE

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IBP) is the method of building advanced situational awareness about the context in which an operation will occur. It’s a crucial element of advanced mission planning. At its base, IBP covers the weather, enemy and terrain components of mission analysis. The process seeks to define the battlespace, describes the effects of the battlespace features, evaluate the threat and identify probable adversary courses of action.