
Raytheon’s [RTN] the joint land attack cruise missile defense elevated netted sensor system (JLENS), has successfully been tested by Army, Navy and now Air Force systems, officials said. A JLENS system is an elevated, persistent, over-the-horizon sensor system using two tethered 74 meter aerostats, designed to fly at 10,000 feet. One aerostat carries a surveillance radar that continuously scans 360 degrees. The other aerostat carries an X-band radar allowing more precise information than can put fire control quality data on…