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After Contractor Verification Tests, RTX’s LTAMDS Radar On Track For IOC And FOC Targets

After Contractor Verification Tests, RTX’s LTAMDS Radar On Track For IOC And FOC Targets
Raytheon's LTAMDS radar. (Chris Navin Photographer, Advanced Media)

After completing contractor verification testing for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), RTX [RTX] said on Thursday the new Army radar is on track to achieve initial operational capability by the end of the year and full operational capability in 2024. LTMADS achieved “significant technical and performance milestones'' during the contractor verification testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, according to RTX, with user training set to continue with the radar as the Army works…

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