Lockheed Martin [LMT] Thursday said it received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from Finmeccanica’
s AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on the U.K.’s Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft.
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“Working with AgustaWestland, we developed an M-TADS/PNVS product support strategy designed to optimize system readiness and mission effectiveness,” said Mike Taylor, Apache international programs director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This contract is a cost-effective support solution to ensure supply availability of M-TADS/PNVS on AH Mk-1 Apaches, providing U.K. soldiers with mission critical situational awareness and targeting accuracy.”
The contract includes in-country repairs, spares and technical services, as well as integrated logistics, engineering and depot repair support. The effort is part of the overall Integrated Operational Support solution for the U.K. Apache fleet provided by AgustaWestland to the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
This award is a follow-on to an existing U.K. post-production support contract awarded in April 2010, said Melissa Hilliard, Lockheed Martin spokeswoman. “We have supported Legacy TADS/PNVS since the mid 1990’s and M-TADS/PNVS since the U.K. modernized their systems in 2005.”
Lockheed Martin provides similar M-TADS/PNVS support to several international Apache customers, and United States and international users share the basic support infrastructure cost, Hilliard told Defense Daily.
Support under the contract will continue through March 2019.
The M-TADS/PNVS system provides Apache attack helicopter pilots with long-range, precision engagement and pilotage capabilities for mission success and flight safety in day, night and adverse weather missions.
The work will be done at Lockheed Martin facilities in Ocala and Orlando, Fla., LMUK-Ampthill and at the U.K. Wattisham Special Repair Activity Depot.