Today in military history: Apache helo makes first flight
On Sep. 30, 1975, the Boeing AH-64 Apache made its first flight. The Apache was designed to replace the AH-1 Cobra for the United States Army’s Advanced Attack Helicopter program….
Before the attack helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter is one of the deadliest aircraft on the modern battlefield. Like the fierce warriors of the Native American Apache Tribe for which it’s named,…
This is how Royal Marines used Apaches as troop transports during a rescue mission
[brid video=”115340″ player=”7965″ title=”Mighty Minute Royal Marines”]In January 2007, a group of Royal Marines devised a risky and unorthodox mission to rescue one of their own who was trapped inside an enemy compound. To get him back, four …
This is why the Apache is a flying fortress
Considered the most advanced attack helicopter in the Army’s arsenal, the AH-64 Apache has racked up 4.2 million flight hours and counting since Boeing delivered the aircraft in 1984.
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That time when British Commandos rode an AH-64 Apache helicopter to combat
“No one left behind” is an often-heard mantra in military units. Popularized by feats like the ‘Black Hawk Down’ operation, it enhances esprit de corps in a unit. It also emboldens warriors to perhaps go a step further during combat, assured tha…
US bombed its anti-ISIS headquarters as Turkish troops advanced
The US military destroyed its own anti-ISIS headquarters in Syria, The Wall Street Journal reporte…
That time Iraqi soldiers surrendered to a hovering Apache
The Apache helicopter was a maligned weapon system in early 1991 as low readiness rates, and worse than expected performance in small conflicts made people wonder if the aircraft’s huge costs were worth it. But the system excelled in the tough envi…
How Army Apaches actually kill their numerous victims
The Black Death. The Monster. The Rifleman of the Sky.
The Apache is a lethal and feared military monstrosity that rakes its claws across the battlefield and leaves shattered bodies and buckets of gore in its wake. Here’s how it kills you —…
Army shelling out $35,000 bonuses to retain Apache pilots
The head of the Army aviation said that the service is about six years away from reversing its shortage of pilots for the
Army Apache will fly for 30 more years, says major general
The U.S. Army has no current plans to replace its Cold-War era AH-64 Apache, a still-lethal attack helicopter that the service plans to fly into combat for at l…