
The Army and Raytheon [RTN] recently demonstrated the ability of an upgraded Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) system to detect incoming threat missiles and launch multiple interceptors to destroy them.Upgraded with a suite of improvements collectively known as Post-Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8), Patriot in a March 17 test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., AIAMD successfully detected, tracked and engaged a threat-representative ballistic missile target.The networked air-defense system then destroyed the incoming missile by launching both a Patriot…