▁were ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁Army ▁unit ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Ar row head ▁to ▁be ▁field ed ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁Ar row head ▁team ▁out f itted ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁A H - 6 4 D ▁Apache ▁Long b ows ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁day / night ▁vision ▁system ▁at ▁The ▁Bo eing ▁Company ’ s ▁Apache ▁production ▁facility ▁in ▁M esa , ▁Arizona ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁Ar row head - equ ipped ▁Apache ▁hel ic op ters ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Fort ▁H ood ▁in ▁two ▁fl ights ▁beginning ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁were ▁officially ▁delivered ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁$ 2 4 7 ▁million ▁Lot ▁ 2 ▁follow - on ▁production ▁contract ▁for ▁Ar row head ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁Program ▁Executive ▁Office - A viation ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁author ized ▁production ▁of ▁ 9 7 ▁Ar row head ▁systems ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁and ▁foreign ▁military ▁sales ▁customers . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁A viation ▁and ▁Miss ile ▁Command ▁awarded ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁the ▁Lot ▁ 3 ▁follow - on ▁production ▁contract ▁for ▁Ar row head ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁$ 3 8 5 . 6 ▁million ▁agreement ▁author ized ▁production ▁of ▁ 2 1 9