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Lockheed Martin To Lead Vuit-2 Apache Program Through 2009

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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it will lead the Apache Video from Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Interoperability Teaming-Level 2 (VUIT-2) program through September 2009. The Apache VUIT-2 system receives streaming battlefield video and metadata from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and displays it on Apache cockpit multi-purpose displays, enhancing situational awareness and dramatically reducing the sensor-to-shooter timeline, improving effectiveness against time-critical targets. As the systems integrator, under the contract from the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), Lockheed Martin will transition…

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