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Lockheed Martin To Integrate Full-Color Cockpit Displays In Apaches Under $54 Million Contract

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

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Lockheed Martin To Integrate Full-Color Cockpit Displays In Apaches Under $54 Million Contract

Apache Helicopter Photo: U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin [LMT] added another contract to the considerable amount of work it is already performing to upgrade the avionics and fire control systems for the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopters with a $54.3 million deal to integrate color displays into the aircraft cockpit.Under the contract awarded in December, Lockheed Martin will produce 35 modernized day sensor assembly (M-DSA) kits and spares for the U.S. Army and the Qatar Emiri Air Force.M-DSA is an upgrade to the Apache’s targeting and pilotage…

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