Army modernizes Apache sensors

Lockheed Martin has been awarded an Army follow-on contract for additional AH-64 Apache helicopter sensors.

Under the Lot 4 contract, Lockheed will supply Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) systems, including Modernized Laser Rangefinder Designator (M-LRFD) kits, according to a company news release. M-DSA is an upgrade to the Apache's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) targeting and pilotage system.

"We are currently fielding laser kits as part of the M-DSA Phase 1 upgrade and are on track to equip approximately seven Apache battalions a year," said Matt Hoffman, M-TADS/PNVS director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. The Lot 4 phase of the contract is valued at $21.7 million, with the total contract not to exceed $50.9 million.

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