Story by Pfc. Joshua Fisherman, 19th Public Affairs Detachment «NTC is the ultimate proving ground for our unit,» said U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Wesley King, commander of the 1st Attack Battalion. «It’s where we’ll be tested on our ability to adapt, make decisions under pressure, and execute high-stakes operations, just as we would in combat.» Leer más1st Attack Battalion prepares for National Training Center (NTC)[…]
Story by Sgt. Ian Charles Tracy, Utah National Guard WEST JORDAN, UT – The 97th Aviation Troop Command has been known for its air superiority for decades. Being one of few National Guard units to originally field the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the 1st Battalion 211th Aviation Regiment, Air Pirates are receiving a total of Leer másUtah Army Guard receives the first four AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters[…]
OWEGO, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2024 – Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office (with the Apache Sensors Product Office having responsibility for the management of the program) to develop the Gen 3 Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI) / Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) APR-48B system for the U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache Leer másLockheed Martin to develop Gen 3 RFI for Army AH-64 Apache[…]
Story by Belinda Bazinet, Program Executive Office, Aviation. Redstone Arsenal REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — With more than five million flight hours under its rotors and 40 years of technological advances behind it, the AH-64 Apache continues to be the best attack helicopter in the world. The Apache has been the Army’s heavy attack helicopter since Leer másThe AH-64 Apache helicopter celebrates 40 years[…]
Story by Gerlinde Hoyle, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ILLESHEIM, Germany (Dec 20, 2023) — Storck Barracks is home to the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The facility, located within the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach footprint, is well known and appreciated by pilots from NATO partners and allied Leer másUS Army’s Storck Barracks flight simulator, Germany[…]
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, October 30, 2023: The U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) recently has delivered the first two GE T901 flight test engines for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototypes Bell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X. The Army delivered the new 3,000 shaft horsepower engines to Bell’s 360 Invictus and Leer másBell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X receives first T901 engines[…]
MESA, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2023 – The newest version of the Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 successfully first flight with an upgraded capabilities suite as the company continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the world’s premier attack helicopter. “We saw our hard work Leer másEnhanced Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 completes first flight[…]
Boeing’s Modernized AH-64 Apache helicopter will provide the U.S. Army with the attack and reconnaissance capabilities it needs to dominate in highly complex and ever-changing ecosystems, with an unmatched lethality and networking, enhanced survivability and increased range and endurance. “Fighting and winning on any battlefield, today and tomorrow.” – This is a common response amongst Leer másModernized AH-64 Apache attack helicopter capabilities[…]
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama — Representatives from the Army and Boeing signed a Multi-Year II (MY2) multibillion-dollar contract to acquire 184 new and remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters at the Boeing production facility in Mesa, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Multi-year procurement contracts are special mechanisms designed to reduce costs for a limited number of programs that Leer másU.S. Army signs for 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters[…]
MESA, Ariz., March 17, 2023 – Boeing will build 184 AH-64E Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches for Australia. This $1.9 billion award brings the total current funded value of the contract to $2.1 billion, and has the potential to increase to more than $3.8 billion with future obligations. Leer másBoeing to produce 184 AH-64E Apache helicopters[…]