LTAMDS detects cruise missile target, PAC-2 GEM-T intercepts in key test

By Jason Sherman / February 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Army's next-generation air and missile defense radar successfully demonstrated its ability to counter cruise missile threats using a legacy interceptor during a flight test last week at White Sands Missile Range, NM, marking an important step forward in the program's development and march toward a production review. On Feb. 7, as part of the Army’s 2024 Integrated Fires Campaign, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) successfully detected, tracked and classified a cruise missile threat surrogate, according...

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