Israel Expected to End Longbow Spat,
Sign for Apache Upgrade

Asian Aerospace 2000 -- Industry sources expect Israel to back down before the end of the month in its battle with the US over access to source codes for the Longbow millimetric wave radar system, which is intended for its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter fleet. Access to the sensitive information would have given Israel unprecedented ability to integrate weapons and other systems with the Apache without the say-so of Washington, which even NATO members Netherlands and U.K. are unable to do.