Sensor · Electromagnetic
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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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.
Timeline
No milestones recorded for Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Programs & Awards1 programs
Programs1
- Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense SensorUnited States
Cost to the Government
Weapon systems · RTX / Raytheon
Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS)
A radar procurement average, five-year development-request history and a U.S./Poland contract show the program’s cost scope.
Gross procurement / radar
$159.368M
FY2026 base request · Nominal USD; source budget basis
P-40 BLI7265C12000. Program procurement divided by radar quantity, including support; not a bare radar hardware quote. Separate reconciliation funding is outside the base denominator.
U.S. Army ↗U.S. inventory
Not verified
A current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
Base-request radars
4
FY2026 · U.S. only; stated source scope
Base quantity; separate reconciliation funding is not included and does not establish deliveries.
U.S. Army ↗Development funding requested · five-year window
$2.1B
FY2021–FY2025 · as of FY2025 budget · Nominal USD; source budget basis
GAO rounded aggregate of development requests. Not lifetime R&D or actual expenditure.
GAO ↗Development growth is measured over a fixed window
GAO reports that planned FY2021–FY2025 development requests rose from about $1.1B to $2.1B as testing continued and the production decision moved. The FY2026 gross unit figure includes support and is not the total program bill.
Operations & sustainment
Annual operations & support
Not verified
A complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
Cost over time · 4 observations
Each row retains its original scope and dollar basis. Changing quantities, service life and inflation can change the estimate without changing the price of building one unit.
| Observation | Measure | Amount | Dollar basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 · PB2026 | Gross procurement / radar P-40 BLI7265C12000. Program procurement divided by radar quantity, including support; not a bare radar hardware quote. Separate reconciliation funding is outside the base denominator. | $193.815M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Army ↗ |
| FY2026 base request | Gross procurement / radar P-40 BLI7265C12000. Program procurement divided by radar quantity, including support; not a bare radar hardware quote. Separate reconciliation funding is outside the base denominator. | $159.368M | Nominal USD; source budget basis | U.S. Army ↗ |
| FY2021 budget plan | Planned development funding · FY2021–FY2025 GAO original five-year request plan. | $1.1B | Nominal USD; source budget basis | GAO ↗ |
| FY2021–FY2025 · as of FY2025 budget | Development funding requested · five-year window GAO rounded aggregate of development requests. Not lifetime R&D or actual expenditure. | $2.1B | Nominal USD; source budget basis | GAO ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 1 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
2025-09-23 · Production and support award
U.S. Army / Poland → RTX / Raytheon
$1.7B · 9 units in scope
Nine radars plus engineering, spares, support, development and testing. U.S./Poland split not disclosed; contract divided by nine is not a bare radar price.
RTX ↗
International buyers
Poland · 12 · Letter of Acceptance signed · 2023-10 · confirmed September 2025
Twelve-radar FMS agreement. This total is separate from the nine-radar mixed-country award; do not add them as Polish deliveries.
RTX ↗
Coverage & open research
- Current U.S. inventory and complete annual operating-and-support costs require additional public evidence.
- Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book.
- The displayed R&D reference is annual funding or a specified multi-year request window, not a verified lifetime total.
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.