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Army

Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Advance In Patriot Radar Replacement

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

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Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Advance In Patriot Radar Replacement

Lockheed Martin’s AESA ARES radar technology demonstrator using gallium nitride (GaN) technology. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] confirmed Monday they are both advancing in the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) downselect to replace the legacy Patriot missile defense radar system.LTAMDS seeks to replace the current MPQ-65 Patriot radar.A year ago Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Technovative Applications won 15-month technology maturation contracts for LTMADS through the Defense Department’s Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) (Defense Daily, Oct. 20, 2017).That contract was used to help further define performance…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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