OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) in Owego announced it has received a contract from the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office of the U.S. Army.
With the Apache Sensors Product Office managing the program, the contract work will develop the Gen 3 Radar Frequence Interferometer (RFI)/Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) APR-48B system for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter fleet. The new system will provide significant capability enhancements enabled by advanced microelectronics. This development effort is the next step in Lockheed Martin’s more than 300-year history of developing and producing the Gen 1 RFI and Gen 2 RFI systems for Apache, the defense contractor said in a news release.
Lockheed Martin didn’t disclose the dollar amount of the contract.
The Gen 3 RFI system will build on technology developed through Lockheed Martin’s ongoing collaboration with Intel, Alter, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) under the Trusted and Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program’s Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) and State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Packaging (SHIP) projects.
Working with the Apache Program Office, Lockheed Martin says it will be able to provide a significantly improved sensor performance in a smaller, lighter package providing the ability to add additional functionality into the Gen 3 for the Apache. The defense contractor will complete the development, build, and qualification of the Gen 3 RFI system with the long-term plan to replace all currently fielded Gen 2 systems and integrate the Gen 3 system on all Apache aircraft.
Over the next several years, Lockheed Martin will partner with the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office to implement, design, test, produce, and deliver the Gen 3 RFI system.