Arrowhead MTADS/PNVS systems installed on Netherlands’ AH-64D Apaches
The first two Arrowhead systems have been installed on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands. These installations of the Arrowhead, or Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), system was performed Netherlands personnel and equipment. The RNLAF is the first foreign military service to learn how to install Arrowhead kits themselves, and they will complete all remaining installations in the Netherlands.
Most countries with Apaches also have Special Repair Activities (SRA) to troubleshoot, repair and validate hardware. However, the Netherlands did not have this SRA capability, which required technique modification to accommodate the Netherlands’ facilities, tools and processes.
Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract in April 2005. It includes the delivery of 24 Arrowhead kits as well as spares, peculiar ground support equipment, training and two Arrowhead kit installations. Fourteen kits have been delivered to date, and the remaining 10 will be delivered by October 2007.
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