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Lockheed Martin Modernizing Final Part of Apache M-TADS System

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Thursday, December 4th, 2008

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to begin modernization of the final portion of the Army's Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight (M-TADS) system. Under the three-year firm, fixed-price contract, Lockheed Martin will modernize the Laser Transceiver Unit in the Apache's legacy Day Sensor Assembly (DSA) and associated electronics. The objective is to modernize the entire DSA system to enhance performance and prevent obsolescence, as well as to increase the Modernized Target…

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