Longbow Tapped for Apache Helicopters Spare Parts Contract

The U.S. Army awarded Longbow, LLC, a $32 million contract modification to provide spare parts kits for AH-64 Apache helicopters.

These kits will be sent to India, U.A.E., Morocco and Netherlands as part of Fiscal 2020 Foreign Military Sales. The total amount obligated at the time of award is $32,154,552 for the contract modification.

AH-64E Apache takes off from its landing pad after arming and refueling during the unit's rotation at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, close to a variety of aerospace and defense suppliers on the Space Coast. The estimated completion date is April 30, 2024.

Longbow produces equipment for the aerospace and defense industry, offering products including electrical components for helicopters and other vehicles, and has recieved multiple contracts and contract modifications to provide support to AH-64E Apache around the world.

In January this year, Longbow won a Foreign Military Sales contract in joint venture with Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman to provide support services for AH-64D Apache military customers, including the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Greece, India, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.

The $235.8 million contract was awarded in February to support AH-64D and AH 64E configurations for procurement of production support services for the Fire Control Radar System for the Apache attack helicopter.

This five-year sustainment contract provided post-production support services including program and logistics management, repair of system modules, replenishing depot parts, field engineering support and operator and maintainer training.

Longbow was also awarded a $164,606,754 contract for AH-64E helicopter mast mounted assembly/radar electronics units in September. 

Defense suppliers in Florida can expect a rise in demand for structural, electronic and radar equipment as this Maine-based Longbow completes work on multiple contracts in Orlando over the next few years.