U.S. Army soldiers successfully test LTAMDS during
operational assessment
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE,
N.M., Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an
RTX business, announced that U.S. Army air defense soldiers
successfully used the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or
LTAMDS, to guide Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptors
to defeat cruise and ballistic missile surrogates.
"LTAMDS continues to successfully pass each hurdle of the U.S.
Army's rigorous testing program demonstrating its readiness for
initial fielding," said Tom
Laliberty, president of Land & Air Defense Systems at
Raytheon. "In this latest test, U.S. soldiers operated LTAMDS to
successfully detect, track and support engagement of a complex set
of threats."
This LTAMDS live-fire event is part of the U.S. Army's
operational assessment required before the program enters full-rate
production. The transformational 360-degree radar integrated with
the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, passed tracked data,
while guiding PAC-3 interceptors to surrogate ballistic and cruise
missile targets.
The LTAMDS program is executing to an aggressive schedule, with
six radars rotating through simultaneous testing and integration at
multiple Raytheon and Army test locations. The program is expected
to achieve Milestone C, the official transition from development to
production, in second quarter of FY2025.
More than a dozen countries are requesting information and
receiving briefings on LTAMDS. In August
2024, Raytheon was awarded a U.S. Army contract valued at
more than $2 billion to deliver eight
radars for the U.S. and Poland.
With this Foreign Military Sale, Poland is the first international customer to
add LTAMDS to its air and missile defense architecture.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense
solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners
defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For
more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and
enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile
defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars,
interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense
across land, air, sea and space.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of
technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our
world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace,
Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation,
engineering integrated defense systems, and developing
next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help
global customers address their most critical challenges. The
company, with 2023 sales of $69
billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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