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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn new attention to the cruise and ballistic missile threat in the European theater, prompting House lawmakers to push for a fresh look at U.S. Army requirements for Patriot air-and-missile defense systems.

“The secretary of the Army should reassess the current Patriot missile defense battery and interceptor acquisition objectives,” the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee mark of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill states.

The Army is preparing to slowly replace Patriot with a future Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense System. The service has already received the first Lower-Tier Air-and-Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) set to replace the current radar in Patriot and is testing it out at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

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