Army picks Raytheon radar for Patriot system

The Army took a major step Monday in replacing the aging Patriot air defense missile system, with the selection of a new radar.The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, from Raytheon, has gotten the all-clear to begin initial production, the company announced, as part of the Army’s two-part approach to modernizing its ground-based air defense capabilities.“This is an unprecedented achievement, with a development program of this magnitude transitioning from prototype to productio