Apache helicopter sensor system upgrade contract awarded to Lockheed Martin
ORLANDO, Fla., 10 Jan. 2011. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $15 million contract for production of a low-light-level TV capability, called VNsight, for the Apache helicopter's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead. The new VNsight visible/near infrared sensor is integrated into the modernized PNVS, providing the warfighter with tactical advantages, particularly in low-light-level conditions.