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LTAMDS Finishes Second Live-Fire Developmental Test

LTAMDS Finishes Second Live-Fire Developmental Test
RTX's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS)(Photo: RTX)

RTX [RTX] and the Army recently completed the second successful live-fire demonstration of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), this time against a tactical ballistic missile. This is the second live-fire test in a series of developmental test for LTAMDS as it prepares to become the new radar for the Army Patriot air defense system. This follows a similar live-fire test against a cruise missile-type target in November. Both tests occurred at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.…

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