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Lockheed Martin To Continue Producing Low-Light Capability For Apache Helicopters

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, October 14th, 2011

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said the Army awarded it a $19 million follow-on production contract for the VNsight low-light-level TV capability for AH-64D Apache helicopters. “When blended with the outstanding (Pilot Night Vision Sensor) PNVS output, this additional electro-optical sensor provides composite pilotage imagery unmatched by any other system,” Lt. Col. Steve Van Riper, Army Apache Sensors product manager, said. The VNsight Lot 2 production contract will supply 112 sensors and spares for four Army Apache battalions, plus additional Foreign Military…

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]