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Raytheon Completes Technical Review for LTAMDS Radar

Tuesday, March 27th, 2018

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Raytheon Completes Technical Review for LTAMDS Radar

Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Radar Photo: Raytheon

Raytheon [RTN] finished a program and technical review for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) with the U.S. Army, the company said Tuesday.The LTAMDS program aims to replace the old Raytheon-made Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) MPQ-65 missile defense radar used by the Army.Last October the Defense Department awarded 15-month concept definition contracts to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Technovative Applications for the LTAMDS.Raytheon said it will support Army efforts…

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