US Army Orders Updated Night Vision Systems for Apache Attack Helicopters

The Department of Defense said that the US Army has given Lockheed Martin a more than $75 million contract to make Modernized Target Acquisition Night Vision Sensor kits for the Apache Attack Helicopter.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a more than $75 million contract to make Modernized Target Acquisition Night Vision Sensor kits for the Apache Attack Helicopter, the Department of Defense said in a news release.

"Lockheed Martin Corporation [of] Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $75,374,784… contract for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor kits and spares for the Apache Attack Helicopter," the release stated on Friday.

Work on the contract is planned to last more than two and a half years with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020, the Defense Department noted.