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Marines award AH-1Z sensor contract

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An AH-1Z Viper Cobra attack helicopter with Major General Daniel O’Donohue, 1st Marine Division commanding general aboard, taxis down the runway after completing an orientation flight at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 2, 2016. The flight toured the training areas aboard Camp Pendleton to demonstrate the capabilities the airframe brings to the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero / Released)

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $150 million contract to provide sensors for Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters as well as Pakistani helicopters.


Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will provide the Target Sight System (TSS) for the Cobra, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. The contract value is $284.6 million if all options are exercised.

The TSS is a large-aperture midwave forward-looking infrared sensor with a laser designator/rangefinder turret. The contract is scheduled to be completed by January 2022. 

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.