Lower Tier Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability

Abstract

Lower Tier Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability program will integrate a competitively selected Gallium Nitride (GaN) array antenna onto the baseline PATRIOT RS, replacing the Passive Electronic Scanned Array (PESA) technology. The Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) antenna configuration change, using GaN-based technology, will enable increased radar operating ranges thereby maximizing the inherent PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) capabilities to engage threats. Lower Tier Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability tasks include all the programmatic and engineering activities needed for the LTAMD-C Materiel Development Decision, Analysis of Alternatives, and Business Case Analyses/Trades. Once the material solution has been determined, the development effort for LTAMD Capability will be accomplished. These activities will continue through the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction(TMRR) and Engineering and Manufacturing Development(EMD) phase to enable the prototyping, development, and testing of the LTAMD Capability. FY2017 base dollars in the amount of $35.132 million initiates Lower Tier Missile Defense Capability to include programmatic and engineering activities needed for the Material Development, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and Business Case Analyses/Trades.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0604114A_4_2040_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Antenna Configurations
  • Commerce
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Electronically Scanned Array
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Gallium Nitrides
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Maturation
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Radar
  • Threats

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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