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Northrop Grumman Has Completed Demo Of LTAMDS Offering For Army

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

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Northrop Grumman Has Completed Demo Of LTAMDS Offering For Army

Northrop Grumman’s 360-degree coverage, GaN-based LTAMDs capability was successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army during a two-week Sense Off at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced Tuesday it has completed a successful demonstration of its offering for the Army’s next radar for the Patriot air and missile defense system, as the service looks to move the program to a prototype award this fall. The company completed a test of its offering for the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS) during a two-week “sense-off” at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico that wrapped up this past Saturday, with plans…

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