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Lockheed Martin Tests New Sensor System For Army Apache Helicopters

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Friday, November 7th, 2008

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently conducted a series of test flights demonstrating a new cutting-edge, low-light-level sensor system for Army Arrowheadr-equipped AH-64D Apache helicopters. Integrated into the Modernized-Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-PNVS) system, the Visible/Near Infrared (V/NIR) sensor will provide the Warfighter with significant tactical advantages, the company said. Follow-on qualification and flight tests are scheduled for later this year to complete the development program. "The Modernized PNVS sensor has given Apache pilots remarkable situational awareness at night and…

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