ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
recently awarded LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL), a joint
venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a five-year sustainment indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for up to $235.8 million to provide post production
support services for the AH-64 Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 LONGBOW
Fire Control Radar (FCR) to international customers.
The IDIQ contract value is estimated over five years and now
provides tailorable services as individual orders for foreign
military sales customers. Post-production sustainment services
include program and logistics management, repair of system modules
as required, replenishment of depot parts, field engineering
support, and operator and maintainer training for AH-64D and AH-64E
configurations.
"With a tailored sustainment approach, customers have the
flexibility to add services as needed based on fleet demands," said
Jim Messina, LBL president and
Lockheed Martin program director. "This contract also enhances
LBL's agility to achieve our customers' sustainability
requirements."
The sustainment IDIQ contract includes initial task orders for
12 foreign military customers in 11 nations, three of which have
been awarded, with others planned for transition by year-end.
Additional customers may also be added during the five-year
contract period of performance.
"A significant benefit of the sustainment IDIQ contract vehicle
is rapid contract award timeline for our international allies,"
said Shalini Gupta, LBL vice
president and Northrop Grumman director for LONGBOW programs. "LBL
can now be awarded sustainment task orders within weeks after
Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) signature, versus the previous
timeline of years to complete the contract process."
The LONGBOW FCR provides Apache aircrews with automatic target
detection, location, classification and prioritization, while
enabling rapid, multi-target engagement in all weather conditions
over multiple types of terrain and through battlefield
obscurants.
During the U.S. Army's AH-64E Apache Follow-On Test and
Evaluation II (FOT&E II), the modernized Version 6 LONGBOW FCR
successfully demonstrated many new operational modes and
capabilities, including maritime, single target track, and
360-degree surveillance mode, as well as extended detection range
capability against land, air and sea targets. To date, nearly 500
LONGBOW FCR systems have been delivered to the U.S. Army and 12
nations.
About LONGBOW LLC
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
110,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space,
aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs
of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible
every day using science, technology and engineering to create and
deliver advanced systems, products and services.
For additional information, visit our websites:
www.lockheedmartin.com/fcr or www.northropgrumman.
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