The US Army will spend $49.3 million on its latest batch of upgrades to sensor and night vision equipment for helicopter pilots provided by defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed said that the deal to provide AH-64E Apache pilots with more advanced target acquisition designation sights and better night vision capability would run through March 2019, with production at the firm’s facilities in Orlando and Ocala, Florida. Engineers there will make 42 Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade kits and spares as part of the “Lot 1” production run.
