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Color Comes To Apache Cockpit As Modernized Day Sensor Takes Flight

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

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Color Comes To Apache Cockpit As Modernized Day Sensor Takes Flight

Apache Helicopter with M-TADS/PNVS On Nose Photo: Lockheed Martin

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--The Army Apache Project Office, Army testers and Lockheed Martin [LMT] brought the future to life in a test flight of the AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) this week. This improvement completes the modernization of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) that began in 2005 with the upgrade of the forward-looking infrared. This modernized day sensor is the next phase of modernization. “The second phase goal is to award a production contract for…

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