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Longbow LLC Marks Successful UAS TCDL Assembly On Apache Block III

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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

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The Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], recently marked the successful first powered flight of the Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) aboard the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter. The Longbow UTA is a two-way, high-bandwidth data link for Apache aircrews that allows sensor and flight path control of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). UTA-equipped Apaches allow aircrews to exercise control of UAS at long ranges and receive real-time,…

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