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U.S. Army Awards Longbow A $57 Million Contract For Indian Fire Control Radars

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

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U.S. Army Awards Longbow A $57 Million Contract For Indian Fire Control Radars

Apache Helicopter with the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) above the main rotor. Photo: Boeing

The LONGBOW LLC won a $57 million U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide the Indian Air Force with Fire Control Radar (FCR) systems for new AH-64E Apache helicopters, Lockheed Martin [LMT] said in a statementLONGBOW is a joint venture company formed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman [NOC].The contract obligates $57 million to LONGBOW, with a total value that will not exceed $116.7 million. It covers production of 12 LONGBOW FCR systems and spares for India. Production…

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