Raytheon's LTAMDS missile defense sensor achieves another milestone with second successful live-fire test.

Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, has successfully conducted another live-fire demonstration of its advanced Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, known as LTAMDS. This marks a significant achievement in a series of successful test events, following closely on the heels of a cruise missile live-fire test and the recently completed contractor verification testing. These milestones collectively validate the exceptional performance and progress of this radar system during its developmental testing phase.
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LTAMDS stands as the U.S. Army's next-generation air and missile defense radar (Picture source: Raytheon)

In collaboration with the U.S. Army, this particular test event featured the launch of a tactical ballistic missile surrogate, which followed a trajectory representative of potential threats. LTAMDS effectively acquired and tracked the target, with the tracking data seamlessly transferred to the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) for launch command. Subsequently, LTAMDS guided a PAC-3, Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI), missile to a successful interception.

U.S. Army Col. Jason Tate, the STARE Project Manager for PEO Missiles and Space, expressed, "With each test, we're subjecting the radar to realistic threats that our military forces may encounter in the field. Each success reinforces the continuous improvement in the capabilities of this transformative radar. Our initial goal was to design a next-generation radar capable of surpassing the entire spectrum of current and future threats, and we are on track to achieve that objective with LTAMDS."

Currently, six LTAMDS radars are advancing through integration and testing concurrently at various government and Raytheon test facilities. Formal testing is set to continue into 2024.

LTAMDS stands as the U.S. Army's next-generation air and missile defense radar. Leveraging a 360-degree, Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, powered by Raytheon's Gallium Nitride technology, LTAMDS significantly enhances performance across a wide spectrum of threats, encompassing both manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and hypersonic projectiles.

Defense News December 2023