Ah 64 Apache News Today

The Army realized it doesnt need pricy new helicopters to do what a drone can do more cheaply

The AH-64 was first "blooded" in combat during Operation Just Cause in Panama in December 1989. The warbirds provided fire support for an assault on the Comandancia building of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF).

Originally built by Hughes Helicopters (now known as MD Helicopters) and currently manufactured by Boeing, the AH-64 Apache helicopter made her maiden flight in September 1975 but didn’t actually enter into operational status with the U.S. Army until April 1986. She was worth the wait.

Now, let’s see how many arms Kyiv actually gets.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the American military call it the Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Range Precision Munitions Directed Requirement, b...

The AH-64 Apache has been integral to 21st-century American conflicts serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The attack helicopter has also been exported around the globe: to Israel, the UK, the Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, and more – making the AH-64 Apache perhaps the world’s most recognizable attack helicopter.

The Boeing AH-64 has been the workhorse attack helicopter for the United States Army since the mid-1980s but it shows no signs of being put out to pasture anytime soon.

A photo showing an AGM-114 Hellfire with unusual markings was posted to social media by the Israeli Air Force, which then quickly removed it.

Korea’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration has announced the project launch of the Republic of Korea Army’s “Army Aviation Tactical Training Simulator Performance Improvement System Development Project.”  

The hard-worked Israeli Air Force AH-64 fleet is unlike any other, with major alterations and enhancements unique to the IAF.