The Long Range Discrimination Radar will boost the chances of successfully intercepting missiles targeting the United States.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is shown the newly arrived Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, seen in the background during a rainstorm on Guam on July 27, 2025. (SFC Nicole Mejia/U.S.

The trial comes less than 10 days after the official launch of the Michelangelo Security Dome.

The Sea-Based X-Band Radar can acquire, track and discriminate missiles flying toward the U.S. homeland.

A full scale model of Raytheon's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, a next-generation radar that will defeat advanced threats like hypersonic weapons. (Photo courtesy of Raytheon) The U.S.