LONGBOW FCR

Automatic target detection, location,
classification and prioritization

LONGBOW® FCR

LONGBOW

The LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) system is built by a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the Apache attack helicopter. As a force multiplier that has been battle-proven in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the LONGBOW FCR system provides Apache aircrews with automatic target detection, location, classification and prioritization, while enabling rapid, multi-target engagement in all weather conditions over multiple types of terrain and through battlefield obscurants. The LONGBOW FCR system has been in full-rate production since 1996, with the first unit equipped in 1998. To date, 500 LONGBOW FCR systems have been delivered to the U.S. Army and international customers.

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Two-level maintenance. (Photo by Lockheed Martin)

The combination of multiple sensors on the Apache helicopter makes it a versatile, highly survivable, all-weather, day/night anti-armor platform. The LONGBOW FCR, Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS), and missiles provide an integrated system that strikes targets with pinpoint accuracy and protects pilots at safe ranges. (Photo by Lockheed Martin)

The LONGBOW radome, mounted atop the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter main rotor, is just visible poking above terrain behind which the Apache hovers. Because of the LONGBOW radar's mounting location, the Apache can acquire and track targets without being detected. (Photo by Lockheed Martin)