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Brig. Gen. Thomas Todd: Army Gives Nod to Boeing to Resume Apache Helicopter Deliveries
Brig. Gen. Thomas Todd, program executive officer for aviation, has said the U.S. Army started to accept deliveries of Boeing-built AH-64E Apache helicopters on Aug. 31 after the company kicked off an effort in June to address safety issues with the aircraft’s strap pack nut, Defense News reported Tuesday. The service temporarily stopped deliveries of Apaches […] More
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State Dept Clears $81M Egypt Missile Warning System Sale
The State Department has approved Egypt’s request to procure Common Missile Warning Systems from the U.S. under an $81.4 million foreign military sales agreement. BAE Systems and DynCorp will serve as the prime contractors on the deal that covers 67 AN/AAR-57 CMWS units for integration onto AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, the Defense Security Cooperation […] More
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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
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MBDA, Boeing Eyes Brimstone Missile/Apache Helicopter Integration Under UK Defense Contract
MBDA and Boeing have partnered to study the potential integration of MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile with Boeing’s AH-64E Apache helicopter under a U.K. defense ministry contract, Flightglobal reported Friday. Beth Stevenson writes MBDA U.K. Managing Director David Armstrong said the one-year contract requires a live test fire by the third quarter of 2016. The U.K. army air corps seeks […] More
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Boeing Subcontracts UTC Subsidiary for C-17, Apache Landing Gear Systems
A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has won a subcontract from Boeing to continue to produce landing gear systems for integration with the U.S. Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and AH-64E Apache helicopters. UTC Aerospace Systems said Tuesday work on the contract is scheduled to conclude in 2018. The UTC subsidiary secured a contract in 2014 to […] More
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Reports: South Korea to Purchase Up to 36 Boeing AH-64E Helicopters
South Korea intends to procure a variant of the Boeing-built AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for its military to defend the country against threats from North Korea, United Press International reported Monday. Elizabeth Shim writes Boeing unveiled its AH-64E platform during a ceremony held Monday at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and attended by South Korean government officials. Stars and Stripes […] More
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Boeing, PGZ to Pursue Polish Military Modernization Work; Jeff Kohler Comments
Boeing and European defense group Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa have partnered to pursue business opportunities in the Polish Armed Forces’ technical modernization plan. Boeing and PGZ member companies will collaborate to maintain defense systems, combine Polish systems with Boeing technologies, integrate PGZ companies into Boeing’s supply chain, and conduct defense research and development activities under the […] More
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Lockheed Martin Upgrades US Army Apache Helicopter’s Sensor Assembly; Matt Hoffman Comments
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $21.7 million contract to modernize the targeting and pilotage systems of the U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter. Lockheed will install new laser rangefinder designator kits for targeting in Apache’s day sensor assembly, the company said Wednesday. “We are currently fielding laser kits as part of the M-DSA phase 1 upgrade and are […] More
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Boeing-Led AH-64E Apache Team Seeks Engagement With Polish Defense Industry
Boeing and its industry partners in the AH-64E Apache program are exploring business opportunities with the Polish Armaments Group as part of an initiative in support of Poland’s defense modernization program. The company said Thursday it is working with partners General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Longbow and Raytheon to engage with the consortium of Polish state-owned defense companies. “We are […] More