U.S. Army's Apache helicopter receives radar upgrades
NewsJuly 13, 2016
ORLANDO, Fla. LONGBOW LLC engineers will upgrade the U.S. Army?s Apache helicopter with the company?s LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) under a contract worth an estimated $89.8 million.
The LONGBOW LLC is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Under contract, the company will also produce 84 Radar Electronics Units (REUs) and software upgrades. Work will be performed through January 2019 at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Orlando and Ocala, Florida and at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Baltimore.
The FCR will provide Apache aircrews with target detection, location, classification and prioritization. Officials also say, the REU is set to replace two FCR electronics boxes to reduce overall size, weight, power, and maintenance requirements.
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