Army moving to pave way for lower-tier missile defense sensor prototypes

By Ashley Tressel / January 30, 2018 at 4:30 PM
The Army will hold an industry day next month to begin planning the way forward on its lower-tier air and missile defense sensor acquisition strategy. The service last week announced the event will take place Feb. 27 and 28 in Huntsville, AL. LTAMDS is being explored as a potential upgrade or replacement of the Army's Patriot radar. The House Armed Services Committee put language in its fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill, requiring an acquisition strategy for the program by...

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