{"id":53741,"date":"2018-04-06T22:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T22:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/06\/army-missile-defense-systems-patriot-and-thaad-talk-in-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:53:35","slug":"army-missile-defense-systems-patriot-and-thaad-talk-in-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/04\/06\/army-missile-defense-systems-patriot-and-thaad-talk-in-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Army missile defense systems Patriot and THAAD talk in test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army\u2019s two key missile defense systems \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/19\/army-to-tie-two-critical-air-and-missile-defense-systems-together-within-two-years\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Patriot and the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense system<\/a> \u2014 successfully talked in a test conducted by the Missile Defense Agency and the service at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, April 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is planning to tie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/07\/11\/us-army-missile-defense-system-destroys-target-in-test\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">THAAD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/02\/16\/us-army-sees-faster-path-for-patriot-radar-replacement\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Patriot<\/a> together within in two years and received a surplus of funding in the recently passed fiscal 2018 omnibus spending bill to proceed with the effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tying the systems together is critical to establishing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/01\/26\/is-the-army-ready-to-transform-its-missile-defense-force\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> a more effective, layered approach to air-and-missile defense<\/a> and could enhance the development of the Army\u2019s future AMD command-and-control system, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/02\/growing-mission-for-future-army-battle-command-system-accounts-for-delays\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense Battle Command System<\/a> \u2014 or IBCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both THAAD and Patriot picked up a live short-range Lynx missile target suing their radars and tracked the target individually, but both systems \u201cexchanged messages through tactical data links and verified interoperability between the weapons systems,\u201d according to an MDA statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No live interceptors were launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese two weapon systems are vitally important as components of our layered ballistic missile defense system and it is critical that they are able to transmit data and communicate with one another,\u201d MDA Director Lt. 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