UK Apache Hellfire missiles restocked in £15M deal
Source: UK MoD, 21-May-13
The 100-pound (45kg) Hellfire precision missile is Apache’s primary weapon. Used by crews in Afghanistan, it also proved itself repeatedly during the Libya campaign when Apaches flew from the deck of HMS Ocean against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. Its successful use in Afghanistan and in training has reduced UK stocks of the missiles, which is why [...]
Boeing awarded $19M more for Apache support
Source: US DoD, 25-Apr-13
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $19,633,750 modification (No. P00022), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W58RGZ-09-C-0147), for the procurement Apache Block III AH-64D helicopters and related support. This contract is in support of Foreign Military Sales for Taiwan. The total cumulative face value of this contract is $624,462,536. Fiscal 2009 procurement contract [...]
Selex ES delivers first M-LRFD for US Army Apache M-TADS/PNVS programme
Source: Selex ES, 11-Apr-13
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has formally handed over the first of its Modernized Laser Rangefinder/Designators (M-LRFDs) to its Customer and prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The M-LRFDs will be installed on US Army Apache helicopters. The Company is under contract to supply the first three production lots of M-LRFDs, which have been awarded under the [...]
Boeing awarded $41M of Apache modifications
Source: US DoD, 07-Mar-13
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $41,111,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the incremental funding modification in support of AH-64 Apache Block III system development. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. [...]
Lockheed Martin receives $161M for Apache M-TADS/PNVS upgrades
Source: Lockheed Martin, 14-Feb-13
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received two production contracts totaling $161.7 million from the U.S. Army to continue upgrades of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) program for the Apache attack helicopter. The Lot 2 and Lot 3 contracts include 482 Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Modernized Laser Rangefinder Designator (M-LRFD) kits and spares. The U.S. Army [...]
Boeing awarded $71M contract modification for foreign military AH-64D work
Source: US DoD, 04-Jan-13
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $71,026,920 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Apache AH-64D helicopters in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2017. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Longbow LLC awarded $18M contract for AH-64D Fire Control Radar Systems
Source: US DoD, 04-Jan-13
Longbow L.L.C., Orlando, Fla., was awarded an $18,197,282 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of the Fire Control Radar Systems on Apache AH-64D Helicopters. Work will be performed in Orlando, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Boeing awarded $56M contract for AH-64D for Egypt
Source: US DoD, 21-Dec-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $56,370,522 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $29M for AH-64D foreign sales work
Source: US DoD, 12-Dec-12
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $29,053,638 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the post-production services for the AH-64D in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Orlando, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting [...]
Apache Block III product manager leaves milestone legacy
Source: US Army, 12-Oct-12
After going through three major acquisition milestones, battling through challenges such as a Nun-McCurdy breach, and countless days of travel associated with the job and being away from the family, the product manager for Apache Block III is retiring from the Army after more than 20 years in service. Lt. Col. Dan Bailey relinquished his [...]
Indonesia requests 8 AH-64D Apaches – package value $1.42 Billion
Source: DSCA, 28-Sep-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 19 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of 8 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. The estimated cost is $1.42 billion. The Government of Indonesia has requested a possible sale of 8 AH-64D [...]
Korea requests 36 AH-64D Apaches – package value $3.6 Billion
Source: DSCA, 28-Sep-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea for 36 AH-64D APACHE Longbow Block III Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.6 billion. The Republic of Korea has requested a possible sale of: 36 [...]
US Army extends Joint Air-to-Ground Missile program with LockMart
Source: Lockheed Martin, 22-Aug-12
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $64 million contract from the U.S. Army to extend the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development program. The 27-month extended Technology Development program will include design, test and demonstration phases for the JAGM guidance section. The JAGM guidance section includes the seeker, dome and housing. “Lockheed Martin’s JAGM guidance [...]
Qatar requests 24 AH-64D Apache Block II Longbows
Source: DSCA, 17-Jul-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for 24 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.0 billion. The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 24 [...]
Kuwait requests $200M for AH-64D Follow-On Logistics and Technical Support
Source: DSCA, 17-Jul-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for continuing logistics support, training, depotlevel repair services and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $200 million. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale for continuing logistics support, [...]
Boeing receives first ten new fuselages for AH-64D Apache Block III
Source: Boeing, 13-Jul-12
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received the first 10 new fuselages designed specifically for the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter from long-time supplier Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). This milestone paves the way for delivery of the first Apache Block III aircraft with new fuselages next year. “KAI has been a key part of [...]
Selex Galileo wins contracts for British Chinooks and US Army Apaches
Source: Finmeccanica, 04-Jun-12
Finmeccanica has been awarded new orders for a value worth EUR 220 million through its companies Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Galileo, SELEX Elsag and Telespazio. Ansaldo Energia, through its subsidiary Ansaldo Nucleare, has signed a service contract worth EUR 104 million with Nucleoel̩ctrica Argentina РSociedad Anonima (NASA). The aim of the contract is to upgrade [...]
Boeing awarded $486M for Apache Block III work
Source: US DoD, 07-May-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $486,370,418 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the AH-64D Apache Block III low rate initial production and related support. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. [...]
Boeing awarded $171M for foreign Apache work
Source: US DoD, 07-May-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $171,777,672 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of Apache Block III aircraft and related services in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Netherlands suspends Apache demo team for 2012
Source: HeliHub.com, 03-May-12
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has recently announced that their Apache aerobatic display team will not be present at air shows and other events this year. The Royal Netherlands Air Force currently has cited insufficient resources and headcount to commit to running the team. Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com
First 5 of 24 Block III Apaches arrives at Fort Riley
Source: WIBW, 21-Apr-12
The first of 24 new Apaches landed at Marshall Airfield on Tuesday. They are replacing the Apache Block II’s that Fort Riley has been using. (see full story)
UK helicopter fleet trains in “Pashtun Jaguar” exercise
Source: Flightglobal, 14-Mar-12
Seventeen aircraft from the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are taking part in a major pre-deployment exercise on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, providing support for British land forces due to begin operations in Afghanistan during April. (see full story)
Longbow LLC delivers first production Block III Apache data link system to US Army
Source: Longbow LLC, 22-Feb-12
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman , recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III helicopter. “The delivery of the first Apache Block III UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems] control system, called the [...]
Missouri National Guard officially transitions to Longbow Apache
Source: Missouri NG, 11-Jan-12
The Missouri National Guard’s 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion held a roll-out ceremony that officially transitioned the battalion to a AH-64D Apache Longbow unit. The battalion, overseen by the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade in Sedalia, has a rich history as an Army Aviation Battalion within the Missouri National Guard. The battalion has flown the UH-1 Huey, [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $66M for AH-64D sight and night vision systems
Source: US DoD, 06-Jan-12
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $66,619,041 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot’s night vision sensor systems and spares for the Saudi Arabia National Guard. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date [...]
Longhow LLC receives $181M for AH-64D Block III Radar and Data Link Systems
Source: Longbow LLC, 04-Jan-12
This is the formal press release issued – it provides more information on the US DoD contract notices which we ran in this story. The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III [...]
36 AH-6i and 70 Apaches approved for Saudi Arabia
Source: Boeing, 02-Jan-12
Back in October 2010, HeliHub.com carried a story noting that Saudi Arabia had put a request in to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 190 helicopters as follows: 70 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack Helicopters 12 MD-530F Light Turbine Helicopters A press statement from Boeing given [...]
Lockheed Martin delivers first AH-64D Modernized Day Sensor Assembly
Source: Lockheed Martin, 08-Dec-11
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the U.S. Army for use on the Apache attack helicopter. Five System Design and Development (SDD) Laser Rangefinder Designators (LRFDs) were recently delivered to the Army under a three-year contract awarded to Lockheed Martin in September 2008 to modernize the Apache’s Day [...]
Boeing awarded $141M to support 30 AH-64Ds for Taiwan
Source: US DoD, 07-Dec-11
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $141,318,475 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of 30 Apache AH-64D attack helicopters for Taiwan. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2017. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Boeing awarded $7M to support AH-64D low rate initial production
Source: US DoD, 07-Dec-11
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $7,518,959 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the logistics support services for the AH-64D Apache low rate initial production. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Apache Block III data link controls UAV for the first time
Source: Lockheed Martin, 10-Nov-11
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter, while both were in flight. The LONGBOW LLC is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). During flight tests, the UTA controlled [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $163M contract for AH-64D sight and NV upgrades
Source: US DoD, 09-Nov-11
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $163,700,048 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight / pilot’s night vision sensor. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Nov. [...]
US Army rolls out new Apache Block III aircraft
Source: US Army, 03-Nov-11
The world’s most lethal attack helicopter just got even better. Inside a hangar against a backdrop of lights, fog, and looking as intimidating as ever, the first AH-64D Longbow Apache Block III (AB3) was revealed to the public for the first time during a Roll Out ceremony Nov. 2 at the Boeing Apache production plant [...]
UK eyes Apache modifications after Libyan experience
Source: Flightglobal, 28-Oct-11
The British Army has identified a need to incorporate several enhancements to its Westland/Boeing Apache AH1 attack helicopters, if the type is to be used again in the maritime role debuted during NATO’s Unified Protector campaign over Libya. (see full story)
UK Apache crews achieve four GAPAN awards
Source: GAPAN, 27-Oct-11
Army Air Corps Apache attack helicopter crews have been nominated for no less than four of the top awards, reflecting the gruelling nature of their operations in Afghanistan. The Attack Helicopter Force have been awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy were commended for the sustained effort by the entire ‘UK Team Apache’ in making the Apache [...]
Apache is last one standing in Indian tender
Source: HeliHub.com, 26-Oct-11
Russian press agency RIA Novosti is reporting that the Mi-28N Night Hunder has lost an Inidan tender for 22 attack helicopters, leaving Boeing’s AH-64D Apache. They reported a source saying “We decided not to choose the Mi-28 for technical reasons. Our experts believe that the Mi-28N did not meet the requirements of the tender on [...]
Apache pilot honoured for bravery in Afghanistan
Source: UK MoD, 08-Oct-11
An Army officer is to receive the Air Force Cross for his ‘selflessness and extraordinary professionalism’ in piloting his Apache helicopter in dangerous situations to assist casualty rescue missions in Afghanistan. Captain Steven Jones, aged 32, an Apache pilot with the Army Air Corps, was flying his helicopter back to base after a day providing [...]
Raytheon completes Talon rocket testing on Apache
Source: Raytheon, 13-Sep-11
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed additional testing of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket on the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investment Group are developing TALON under a cooperative development effort. TALON met or exceeded all Raytheon test objectives, which included firing from hovering and moving platforms and engaging targets from short (1.2 km/.74 [...]
Boeing awarded additional $16M for AH-64D support
Source: US DoD, 01-Sep-11
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $16,017,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache Block III Low Rate Initial Production for Lot 1A and 1B support. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of [...]
UK: Apache engineers at Wattisham to strike?
Source: Unite, 23-Aug-11
Engineers at Wattisham airbase in Suffolk, servicing Apache helicopters in Afghanistan, are set to take strike action over a pay differential dispute that means that many are about £3,000-a-year worse off. More than 100 Unite members employed by Morson Wynnwith at Wattisham – Prince Harry’s home base – have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike [...]
US Army awards Lockheed Martin $60M production contract for AH-64D Arrowhead program
Source: Lockheed Martin, 02-Aug-11
The U.S. Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $60 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead®, for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. The $60 million Lot 8 base contract includes 23 Arrowhead kits for the National Guard, plus U.S. Government and [...]
