Raytheon Successfully Completes US Army’s LTAMDS Sense-off

Demonstration proves capabilities that meet US Army needs

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TEWSKBURY, Mass. Raytheon Company completed technical testing during the US Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor sense-off at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The two-week missile defense demonstration highlighted Raytheon’s readiness to deliver mission-critical LTAMDS capability to the US Army.

“Raytheon’s clean-sheet approach and decades-long investments in gallium nitride technology allowed us to demonstrate and deliver a mature solution that will meet the Army’s initial operational capability,” said Tom Laliberty, vice president of integrated air and missile defense at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business.

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In addition to significant Raytheon investments, strategic industrial partners Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Cummings Aerospace, IERUS Technologies, Kord, Mercury Systems, and nLogic were integral to achieving the Army’s accelerated sense-off timetable.

“Our industrial partners contribute the unique technology and capabilities necessary to ensure our LTAMDS solution supports service members,” said Doug Burgess, Raytheon’s LTAMDS Programme Director.

During the sense-off, Raytheon’s LTAMDS solution:

  • Demonstrated the key mission capabilities to service members;
  • Validated the maturity of the LTAMDS design;<l/i>
  • Acquired and tracked a variety of threat-representative targets;
  • Demonstrated advanced capabilities showcasing Raytheon’s solution; and
  • Showcased ease of maintenance and sustainment to the Soldiers.

During the next phase of the competition, Raytheon will develop and deliver a final proposal addressing the Army’s key evaluation criteria.

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