“RTX’s LTAMDS Unveils All-Around Safeguarding in Revolutionary Testing”
Raytheon, a division of RTX, has successfully executed another comprehensive 360-degree flight assessment for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, known as LTAMDS, employing one of the radar’s auxiliary arrays to monitor and neutralize a complex, threat-representative target. This follows the radar’s recent Milestone C accreditation, marking the transition from prototype to mass production and deployment.
In this evaluation, LTAMDS supported an Integrated Battle Command System alongside a PAC-3 MSE missile interception of a threat-representative target. The aim of the test was to showcase LTAMDS’ effective integration with the newly delivered Large Tactical Power Source (LTPS). The enhanced power supplied by LTPS allows LTAMDS to achieve its full operational capability across the battlespace.
The robust capacity and full coverage afforded by LTAMDS’s three radar arrays facilitate the defeat of large-scale, coordinated assaults including a variety of threats such as drones, sophisticated aircraft, as well as ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles. LTAMDS has now accomplished nine successful flight assessments of increasing intricacy to validate its abilities against genuine threats.
“LTAMDS’ 360-degree comprehensive sensing capabilities specifically target extensive, coordinated offensives from adversaries,” stated Tom Laliberty, president of Land & Air Defense Systems at Raytheon. “As global demand amplifies, Raytheon remains committed to bolstering our production capabilities to swiftly provide this vital system to our clients.”
In April 2025, the U.S. Army formally recognized LTAMDS as an official program of record. In 2024, Poland emerged as the first international client to integrate LTAMDS into their air and missile defense framework. Numerous additional nations are currently strategizing to procure LTAMDS for upgrading their aerial defense systems. The company is making considerable financial investments to satisfy worldwide demand.
