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Army

Lockheed Martin Delivers Prototype New Day Sensors For Apache Helicopter

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the Army for use on the Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Five System Design and Development (SDD) Laser Rangefinder Designators (LRFDs) were recently delivered to the Army under a three-year contract awarded to Lockheed Martin in September 2008 to modernize the Apache's Day Sensor Assembly, the company said in a statement. The LRFD is the chief targeting aid for the Apache,…

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