Tue, Oct 07, 2003
Includes Advanced Weapons Systems
The purchase of 16
Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopters by Kuwait took a
step forward last week with the signing of an initial foreign
military sales contract between The Boeing Company and the
Department of Defense for the production of the aircraft.
On Sept. 30, the Army contracted with Boeing to produce the
Apache Longbows for Kuwait, performing the work in conjunction with
other team Apache members. The deal was originally penned in August
2002.
The total program includes the acquisition of the Longbow fire
control radar, ordnance (including Hellfire missiles), spare parts,
training services and maintenance support. Kuwait is the seventh
international defense force to select the AH-64D and the eleventh
Apache customer worldwide.
More To Come...
Built by Boeing in Mesa (AZ), the company is under contract or
in negotiation to produce Apaches for several international
customers, and a number of potential customers are evaluating the
system. This is in addition to the multiyear contract with the US
Army to remanufacture 269 AH-64As into the Apache Longbow
configuration through 2006.
The AH-64D Apache features fully integrated avionics and weapons
plus a state-of-the-art modem that transmits real-time, secure,
digitized battlefield information to air and ground forces.
The Apache Longbow is the world's only fourth-generation attack
helicopter and the only combat helicopter in service with the
ability to rapidly detect, classify, prioritize and engage
stationary or moving enemy targets at standoff ranges in nearly all
weather environments.
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