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Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal For Army’s LTAMDS Program

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

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Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal For Army’s LTAMDS Program

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] has submitted a proposal for the Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) program to find a replacement for the Patriot system’s radar, ahead of a prototype contract likely to be awarded this fall. The announcement arrives after Northrop Grumman completed a demonstration of its radar offering for Army officials during a two-week “sense-off” event at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in May. “Our solution is ready today for tomorrow’s threats. It leverages…

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