Raytheon, an RTX business, has conducted another flight test of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The radar used one of its secondary arrays to detect and track a complex target, which was intercepted by a PAC-3 MSE missile under the Integrated Battle Command System.
The test also marked the first integration of LTAMDS with the Large Tactical Power Source (LTPS), designed to provide additional power and extend the radar’s operational capacity.
According to the company, LTAMDS has now completed nine flight tests of increasing complexity. The radar uses three arrays to provide full 360-degree coverage against a range of aerial threats, including drones, aircraft, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic systems.
“LTAMDS' 360-degree full-sector sensing capabilities specifically address massive, coordinated attacks from adversaries,” said Tom Laliberty, president of Land & Air Defense Systems at Raytheon. “As international demand grows, Raytheon continues to invest in our production capacity to quickly deliver this critical capability to customers.”
LTAMDS received its Milestone C designation earlier this year, enabling the move from prototype to production and deployment. The U.S. Army named the radar a program of record in April 2025, and Poland became the first international customer in 2024. Other countries are also considering procurement to modernize their air defense networks.