Jul 24, 2020 · It is the first sensor designed specifically for operations within the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense architecture and provides defense against the most advanced threats including tactical ballistic missiles, aircraft and cruise missiles.

LTAMDS is the latest generation air and missile defense radar, providing exceptional capability against proliferating and increasingly stressful threats, such as hypersonic missiles.

Aug 2, 2024 · The Army’s LTAMDS radar is designed to track and identify the full range of threats – drones, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, even hypersonics – simultaneously. (Photo courtesy of RTX)

Mar 28, 2025 · The Army low-rate production period will last roughly two-and-a-half years. The service is planning for the LTAMDS initial operational test and evaluation to take place in the fourth quarter of ...

Dec 12, 2023 · LTAMDS is a new, advanced sensor developed to integrate into the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense architecture and will replace the current Patriot radar.

Mar 21, 2024 · A 360-degree, Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, powered by Raytheon-manufactured Gallium Nitride, LTAMDS provides dramatically more performance against the range of threats, from manned and unmanned aircraft to …

Dec 12, 2023 · WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (December 7, 2023) – The U.S. Army completed a live-fire engagement using the advanced, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, known as LTAMDS. This...

Oct 11, 2023 · Six LTAMDS radars are being tested in parallel to speed this transformational warfighting capability to U.S. Army and international air defense forces. The Army’s LTAMDS radar can track and...

Nov 17, 2023 · The LTAMDS successfully detected, tracked, and classified the cruise missile threat surrogate while integrated with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, which determined...

Dec 11, 2024 · 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.