Lockheed Martin to produce M-TADS/PNVS for Qatar
Lockheed Martin will supply Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s Apache helicopter fleet. The company was awarded a $90.6 million contract for the work by the US Army under its Lot 9 contract.
The M-TADS/PNVS will be supplied under a foreign military sales agreement to Qatar for the Qatar Emiri Air Force's new fleet of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The contract option includes systems and spares, and will run through 2017.
M-TADS/PNVS provides Apache pilots with long-range, precision engagement and pilotage capabilities for safe flight during day, night and adverse weather missions.
Mike Taylor, Apache international programs director, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, said: ‘The Qatar Emiri Air Force will be one of the first international customers to receive M-TADS/PNVS systems equipped with the new Modernized Laser Range Finder Designator.
‘The new Laser Range Finder Designator is more than two times more reliable, improves targeting performance and can be repaired or replaced on the flight line, which significantly reduces operation and support costs.’
With this contract, Qatar has become the 14th international customer for the M-TADS/PNVS system.
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