Lower Tier Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability

Abstract

Lower Tier Air Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability program will provide the required sensing capabilities in the lower tier portion of the ballistic missile defense battlespace. The acquisition program will competitively select the sensor/radar set (RS) to replace the baseline PATRIOT RS (AN/MPQ-65A) due to threat changes and the growing obsolescence and high Operational & Support (O&S) cost of the existing RS. The LTAMD Capability will address critical capability gaps, modernize technology, reduce O&S costs, mitigate obsolescence, and increase reliability and maintainability. The LTAMD Capability will increase sensor/radar performance to maximize the inherent PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) Interceptor capabilities to engage threats. Lower Tier Air Missile Defense (LTAMD) Capability tasks include the programmatic and engineering activities needed for LTAMD-Capability post Milestone A activities, and preparation required to execute the competitive Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) agreement. Once proposed TMRR materiel solutions have been evaluated, the development effort for LTAMD Capability will continue into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase to enable the prototyping, development, and testing of the LTAMD Capability. FY2019 base dollars in the amount of $120.374 million continues Lower Tier Missile Defense Capability to include programmatic and engineering activities needed for TMRR activities described above.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0604114A_4_2040_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
Funding increase of $53.286M in FY19 is in support of the Army's Missile Defense modernization priorities.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Obsolescence
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

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