U.S. Army Awards $419.6M Longbow Fire Control Radar Contract for Apaches Through 2032

The U.S. Army awarded Longbow LLC a $419.6 million contract on October 22, 2026, for AN/APG-78 fire-control radar production and post-production support for AH-64D and AH-64E Apache helicopters. Longbow LLC, a Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture, supplies the mast-mounted millimetre-wave sensor used for target detection and engagement in poor visibility. The indefinite-delivery contract runs to January 31, 2032, with work sites, funding and quantities to be determined by individual orders. The award sustains radar availability as the Army retires older AH-64D aircraft and export customers expand or modernize their Apache fleets.