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Lockheed Martin Nets $21 Million Contract To Upgrade Apache Cockpits, Sensors

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

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Lockheed Martin Nets $21 Million Contract To Upgrade Apache Cockpits, Sensors

A pilot from of 1st Squadron, 229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies the new AH-64E Apache Longbow Photo: U.S. Army

The Army on Wednesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $21.7 million contract to upgrade cockpit displays in the AH-64E Apache attacks helicopters.The contract is the fourth lot of modernized day sensor assembly (M-DSA) upgrade kits for the Apache, of a total contract value up to $50.9 million for the two-phased upgrades, Lockheed Martin said.In the first phase of enhancements are the installation of modernized laser rangefinder designator (M-LRFD) kits, which will upgrade the aircraft’s primary targeting sensor. The kit allows…

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