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Patriot Hits Missile Test Target While Integrated With New LTAMDS Radar

Patriot Hits Missile Test Target While Integrated With New LTAMDS Radar
A PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile test is conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. as part of a flight test for the U.S. Army in 2016. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Last weekend a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missile successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) while integrated with RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar. The test occurred at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., with Lockheed Martin noting it validated the advanced software updates that helps PAC-3 target advancing threats for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) architecture. The flight test used both a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) and…

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