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  • Rita Flaherty: Lockheed Builds F-35, Apache Aircraft Sensors in Orlando, Fla. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rita Flaherty: Lockheed Builds F-35, Apache Aircraft Sensors in Orlando, Fla.

    Rita Flaherty, vice president of business development at Lockheed Martin, has said the company’s missiles and fire control business has designed and developed at least 11,000 sensor platforms through its Orlando, Fla.-based facility in support of military intelligence and surveillance missions, Orlando Business Journal reported Thursday. Those platforms include the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $75M Army Contract Modification for Updated Apache Sensor Kits, Spares - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets $75M Army Contract Modification for Updated Apache Sensor Kits, Spares

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $75.4 million contract modification to provide updated sensor kits and spares for the U.S. Army‘s Apache attack helicopters. The Defense Department said Friday the company will supply Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor equipment under the modification. M-TADS/PNVS is a precision engagement and pilotage system equipped with an electro-optical sensor technology that works […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Japan's Apache Helicopter Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Japan’s Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the sensor systems of Japan’s AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and carry out performance based logistics support. The company said Wednesday it will supply 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems of the Japanese army. The […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Army Apache Helicopter Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Army Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $49 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide sensor upgrades for AH-64E Apache helicopters. The company said Monday the contract covers 42 Modernized Day Sensor Assembly kits and spares to update the Apache aircraft’s Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor. Lockheed will carry out Lot 1 production at the company’s Orlando and […] More

  • Selex to Supply Lasers for Lockheed’s F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Selex to Supply Lasers for Lockheed’s F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System

    Selex ES, a Finmecannica subsidiary, has been selected to supply lasers to Lockheed Martin for integration with the electro-optical targeting system onboard F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Selex said Tuesday the lasers will work to help F-35 pilots carry out targeting and precision ranging functions. The contract covers the delivery of 165 lasers to Lockheed and […] More