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Poland Is First International Customer Of Army’s LTAMDS Radar

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

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Poland Is First International Customer Of Army’s LTAMDS Radar

Raytheon's LTAMDS radar. (Chris Navin Photographer, Advanced Media)

Poland approved a Letter of Acceptance with the U.S. Army to be the first international customer for the RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) alongside dozens of Patriot launchers, the company said Monday. RTX said the Polish Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, accepted the letter to procure 12 LTAMDS radars and 48 more Patriot launchers in a Foreign Military Sale as part of the country’s WISLA Phase 2 air and missile defense architecture. WISLA includes…

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