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Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

Multifunction radar intended to replace the current Patriot radar within the Army integrated air and missile defense architecture, as described by GAO in June 2025.

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The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor with its radar arrays raised.

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Darrell Ames · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)

Multifunction radar intended to replace the current Patriot radar within the Army integrated air and missile defense architecture, as described by GAO in June 2025.

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  1. 1.
    Government recordWeapon Systems Annual Assessment 2025 — Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, p. 105

    U.S. Government Accountability Office · Jun 11, 2025 · Supports: System

    “replace the current Patriot radar.”

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