Attack Helicopter Programs News Today

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.

The latest version of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter has been developed with optimised route and attack planning, advanced Link 16 capabilities and integration with open-systems interfaces.

MESA, Ariz., XX, 2023 - The newest version of the AH-64E Apache has successfully flown with an upgraded capabilities suite as Boeing [NYSE: BA] continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded...

Boeing has begun the production of six Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army, the same model it had delivered to the Air Force a few years ago.

Boeing has announced the start of Apache Helicopter production for the Indian Army at its facility in Mesa, Arizona. These AH-64E helicopters are renowned for their advanced technology and will help enhance Indias defence capabilities, building on a collaboration between Boeing and Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), which has delivered the first AH-64 Apache fuselage to the Indian army.

AH-64E fuselages are manufactured at Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited facility in Hyderabad

While the latest AH-64 variant will be produced until at least 2028, Boeing is working on a new modernized variant that will complement the new aircraft of the Future Vertical Lift program.

The additional 54 aircraft will be delivered to partner nations as part of Foreign Military Sales.

The additional 54 aircraft will be delivered to partner nations as part of Foreign Military Sales.

Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).