TEWSKBURY, Mass., July 16, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced the
submission of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor
proposal to the U.S. Army as part of the competition for a new air
and missile defense radar.
Raytheon's LTAMDS solution is a simultaneous 360-degree, Active
Electronically Scanned Array radar powered by Raytheon-manufactured
Gallium Nitride, a substance that strengthens the radar signal and
enhances its sensitivity.
"Our proposal offers the Army a brand-new radar that overmatches
the future threat," said Tom
Laliberty, Raytheon Vice
President of Integrated Air and Missile Defense. "We brought our
LTAMDS solution to the U.S. Army's sensor demonstration and
validated our ability to meet their 2022 urgent material release
date."
Raytheon's LTAMDS offering was demonstrated in an event known as
a sense-off, which put Raytheon's LTAMDS solution through a series
of challenging scenarios. Raytheon completed its sense-off
participation on May 15.
"We created a new radar because a redesigned, modified or
upgraded radar simply can't defeat the type of advanced threats the
U.S. Army will face," said Doug
Burgess, Raytheon's LTAMDS program director. "Our solution
is proof that the Army can have it all — a capable next generation
radar, at an affordable price, fielded as quickly as possible."
Raytheon assembled a team of U.S.-based partners who played a
strategic role in Raytheon's proposed LTAMDS solution. They
are:
- Crane Aerospace & Electronics
- Cummings Aerospace
- IERUS Technologies
- Kord Technologies
- Mercury Systems
- nLogic
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27
billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I® products and services, sensing, effects and mission support
for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham,
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