User Guide

TARGETING AND SIGHT SYSTEMS
The AH-64D Longbow and Kiowa Warrior have several systems that aid in
acquiring and identifying targets. Both have night vision systems that aid pilots at
night and during bad weather.
The Longbow has a Fire-Control Radar (FCR), Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight (TADS), and Pilot Night Vision System (PNVS). The Kiowa has a Mast-
Mounted Sight (MMS), Pilot Display Unit (PDU), and ANVIS night vision system
(similar to PNVS). These systems are discussed in more detail in the following
sections.
Mast-Mounted Longbow Fire-Control Radar (FCR)
Longbow
The most significant new system of the AH-64D is the mast-mounted Longbow
radar system. This bulbous addition sits atop the rotor shaft (above the blades)
and provides 360° scanning capabilities.
Interfacing with the Longbow radar is the Fire-Control Radar (FCR) targeting
system, which uses the radar to scan 90° for ground targets (360° for air targets),
then “memorizes” them. It can identify and store up to 256 separate targets
(stationary or mobile ones) and has both an air and ground radar mode.
The FCR system also classifies and prioritizes targets. It can detect a variety of
targets in both a 360° air radar mode and a 90° ground radar mode. The FCR
“memorizes” contacts when you bob up, stores the data, and can transmit this
information to other helicopters, airplanes or command posts via a wireless data
modem. Target information also displays on two separate tactical MFDs (Radar
and TSD pages).
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