Quad A: Apache turret replacement develops
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control is currently anticipating receipt of a producibility contract for its High Reliability Turret (HRT).
According to Thomas Eldredge, director of the Target Acquisition Designation Sight / Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) programmes at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, TADS/PNVS was first fielded on the Apache helicopter in the early 1980s and is comprised of three sensors: a pilotage sensor and a targeting sensor that includes both a night sensor and a day sensor.
'All three sensors are mounted to a turret or an aircraft interface structure,' Eldredge explained.
He noted that the first
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