The AH-64’s tandem seats situate the pilot higher to the rear while a weapons officer and co-pilot sat closer to the nose. Though both can fly the chopper, the pilot uses a PNVS wide-angle infrared ...

Key Points and Summary - The Army plans to modernize the AH-64 Apache into the 2060s, extending a combat career that began in 1975. -After evolving from a Cold War tank killer to a post-9/11 CAS ...

The Apache is a twin-engined army attack helicopter developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). It entered service with the US Army in 1984 and has been exported to Egypt, Greece, Israel, the ...

The AH-64 Apache is one of the most advanced attack helicopters on Earth Its two General Electric T700 turboshaft engines can produce around 1,700 horsepower and hit top speeds around 180 mph The ...

Key Points and Summary - The AH-64 Apache, developed in the 1970s as a premier "tank killer" for the U.S. Army, has evolved into one of the world's most formidable attack helicopters. -Its design ...

Key point: The Apache continues to evolve in the twenty-first century. The latest AH-64E Guardian model boasts uprated engines, remote drone-control capabilities, and a sensors designed to highlight ...

While the latest AH-64E 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. Boeing ...

The US Army says it has conducted manned-unmanned teaming between the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and two different unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). An AH-64E, a Textron Shadow RQ-7BV2 Block 3 ...

Between its various branches, the United States military has created some of the most iconic vehicles in history. Naturally, some models have been promising prototypes that never made it to production ...

WEST JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — A helicopter with the Utah National Guard crashed during a training exercise in West Jordan. No deaths were reported, and two pilots were treated by medical personnel and ...

U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) in flight over Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 14, 2019.

This Military&AerospaceElectronics article is reprinted here with permission. REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Military helicopter designers at the Boeing Co. are preparing to build about two dozen AH-64 ...