Engineers will upgrade U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter cockpits
NewsJanuary 07, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. Lockheed Martin engineers will upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) giving pilots color in the cockpit on a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter.
Under contract, engineers will produce 35 M-DSA kits and spares for the U.S. Army and Qatar Emiri air force. Pilots can identify targets through additional field of view and extended range picture-in-picture quality with the Phase 2 upgrades.
$54.3 million has been obligated to Lockheed Martin through the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Phase 2 Lot 1 contract and the total value is not to exceed $130.6 million.
“With the Apache expected to be in service through 2045, we’re continuing to invest in sensor upgrades, such as the M-DSA, to ensure aircrews have the capabilities they need to address emerging threats,” says Matt Hoffman, M-TADS/PNVS director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Work will be performed in facilities in Orlando and Ocala, Florida through March 2019. Lockheed Martin is currently producing 860 Modernized Laser Rangefinder Designator (M-LRFD) kits under an M-DSA Phase 1 Lot 4 contract awarded earlier this year.
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