Lower Tier Air Missile Defense (LTAMD) Sensor
Abstract
Lower Tier Air Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program will provide the required sensing capabilities, surveillance and fire control in the lower tier portion of the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) of the ballistic missile defense battlespace. The acquisition program competitively selected the LTAMDS prime vendor in 1st Quarter (Q) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to build six Production Representative Unit sensors under the authority of Section 804 Rapid Prototyping. The sensor/radar set (RS) replaces the baseline PATRIOT RS (AN/MPQ-65A) in an IAMD enabled PATRIOT Battalion mitigating the risk associated with threat changes while also addressing growing obsolescence and increasing Operational & Support (O&S) cost. The LTAMDS capability addresses critical capability gaps, modernizes technology, and increases reliability and maintainability. The LTAMDS capability increases sensor/radar performance to maximize the inherent PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) Interceptor capabilities to engage threats. FY 2021 base dollars in the amount of $376.373 million supports the acceleration of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program. FY 2021 tasks include Production Representative Units manufacturing (purchase of 3 prototypes, final phase of Contractor Verification Testing and initial Government Developmental Testing and Qualification Testing events), acquiring targets, acquiring long lead items, Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I), and supporting programmatic and engineering activities needed to integrate the LTAMDS equipment with the Integrated Battle Command System, the PAC-3 Interceptor, and the Integrated Fire Control Network relay.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0604114A_4_2040_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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