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Missile Defense
Army Conducts Another Successful Patriot-LTAMDS-IBCS Air And Missile Defense Test
The Army on Wednesday announced another set of intercept tests of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar combined with the Patriot Advanced Capacility-3 interceptors, integrated via the […]
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Missile Defense
Patriot Hits Missile Test Target While Integrated With New LTAMDS Radar
Last weekend a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missile successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) while integrated with RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor […]
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Army Officials Talk Missile Defense Production Improvements, Relieving OpTempo
Army officials on Tuesday argued how they are working to reduce the high operational tempo of high demand missile defense systems like Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot […]
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Army
Army Has Some Air and Missile Defense System Production Bottlenecks, But FMS Helps Push Down Costs
An Army acquisition official Monday emphasized the importance of tamping down costs in air and missile defense systems while illustrating concerns about bottlenecks in the microelectronic sector. “I think a […]
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RCCTO Director Outlines Army’s Plan For Hypervelocity Projectiles
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army official last week laid out the service’s interest in and plan for a new hypersonic projectile (HVP) that has been a program under the DoD […]
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Gainey: Sustainment Biggest Challenge In CENTCOM Stryker-Mounted Laser Prototypes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command said sustainment is the biggest challenge as the Army tests four prototype Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser systems in the […]
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Missile Defense
Army Official Lays Out 2025 Counter Drone Competitions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army acquisition official here this week laid out the fiscal year 2025 competition opportunities the service is exploring in counter-drone areas to ensure the service has […]
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U.S. To Begin Deploying Long-Range Fires, Including Hypersonics, To Germany In 2026
The U.S. Army is planning to start periodic deployments of long-range fires capabilities, including hypersonic weapons, to Germany starting in 2026. The capabilities will be deployed with one of the […]
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RTX Successfully Tests LTAMDS To Defeat Cruise Missile Target
RTX [RTX] used the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to successfully help guide an intercept of a cruise missile type target, the company said on Monday. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Army Awards $1.7 Million Contract to LiquidPiston for Hybrid Electric Engine Development
The Army this week awarded a Phase II contract of $1.7 million to the company LiquidPiston. The contract follows LiquidPiston’s successful completion of a Phase I xTechSearch Small Business Innovation […]
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