Although the AH-64 Apache is not intended to be a counter-drone platform, it is important to have counter-drone capabilities because of the prevalence of drones on the modern battlefield. The AH-64 ...

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 ...

Apache crews from the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCANG) employed all of the helicopter’s four primary weapons against the drones – the AGM-179 JAGM, AGM-114 Hellfire II, the APKWS II and its ...

The AH-64 Apache has been the U.S. Army’s go-to attack helicopter since entering service in 1986 (first flight in 1975). Across its A/D/E variants, the Apache has earned a stellar reputation and long ...

The Cold War between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) carried on with increased intensity throughout the 1960s. The decade saw the two superpowers come close to ...

Colonel Ryan Kendall, commander of the 12th CAB, speaks with his Polish counterpart at the first US-Polish Apache Initiative summit. (US Army) Following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and the ...

There are no current plans for the Army to replace the Apache. Instead, modernization is the strategy—using periodic upgrades to keep the helicopter flying into the 2040s, and possibly beyond.