CAE aims for fixed wing training growth
Building on the success of its new Army fixed wing training program, CAE USA is looking for new opportunities and synergies at its facility in …
Quad A: Apache turret replacement develops
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control is currently anticipating receipt of a producibility contract for its High Reliability Turret (HRT).
According to Thomas Eldredge, director of the Target Acquisition Designation Sight / Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) programmes at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, TADS/PNVS was first fielded on the Apache helicopter in the early 1980s and is comprised of three sensors: a pilotage sensor and a targeting sensor that includes both a night sensor and a day sensor.
‘All three sensors are mounted to a turret or an aircraft interface structure,’ Eldredge explained.
He noted that the first
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