Live Fire guarantees performance of combat-proven effectors in LTAMDS
White Sands Missile Range, NM, February 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/-Raytheon, a RTX business, has successfully completed its low-tier air and missile defense sensors, or LTAMDS, a complex live action test, detecting and tracking high-speed cruise missiles, and Patriot advanced capabilities. He successfully announced that he would lead. 2 (PAC-2) guidance strengthened missile-T (GEM-T) to protect against surrogate threats. The Milestone is the latest in a rigorous US military testing program moving forward towards a field of 360-degree full-sector radar.
“This latest test represents an important milestone for both Raytheon and the Army, demonstrating the PAC-2 GEM-T interceptor, demonstrating combat with the converted LTAMDS radar,” he said. Tom Lariverpresident of Raytheon Land and Air Defense Systems. “LTAMDS will further strengthen the Patriot’s unparalleled air defense capabilities and help the Army and customers around the world protect against increasingly complex threats.”
This was the latest in a series of LTAMDS live fire events that highlighted the capabilities of advanced 360-degree radar and integration with the Army’s integrated air and missile defense architecture. The LTAMDS program runs on an aggressive schedule where multiple radars are utilized for simultaneous testing and integration at various Raytheon and USG test locations.
Tests increase complexity, highlight radar, and demonstrate their capabilities against real and representative threat sets. Throughout, LTAMDS has been able to achieve complex goals and showcase radar performance. The program is expected to achieve Milestone C, the official transition from development to production, in the second quarter of 201025.
International interest in LTAMDS is strong, with over 12 countries requesting information and receiving briefings. in August 2024Raytheon was awarded a more valuable US Army contract 2 billion dollars To deliver radar for the US Poland. With this foreign military sales, Poland It was the first international customer to add LTAMD to its air and missile defense architecture.
About Raytheon
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense solutions that help the US government, allies and partners defend and secure national sovereignty. For over 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies, integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radar, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics, missile defense, air and sea , has strengthened existing missile defense functions. space.
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