Raytheon, a defense solutions provider, recently completed a successful live-fire test of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS).
During the test, the technology detected and tracked a high-speed cruise missile and guided a Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) to defend against the surrogate threat.
“This most recent test represents a significant milestone for both Raytheon and the Army, demonstrating the combat-proven PAC-2 GEM-T interceptor with the transformational LTAMDS radar,” Tom Laliberty, Raytheon Land and Air Defense Systems president, said. “LTAMDS will further enhance Patriot’s unmatched air defense capabilities, helping the Army and customers around the globe defend against increasingly complex threats.”
Previous live-fire tests highlighted the capabilities of LTAMDS’ 360-degree radar and its integration with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense architecture.
The LTAMDS program is to reach Milestone C, the official transition from development to production, during the second quarter. The program is conducting simultaneous testing and integration at various locations.
Virginia-based RTX, the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, is Raytheon’s parent company. Raytheon develops new technologies and enhances the existing capabilities of advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, integrated air and missile defense, missiles, smart weapons, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space.