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The AH-64 Apache Helicopter Entered U.S. Army Service in the Mid-1980s, Purpose-Built to Destroy Soviet Tanks Pushing Through Central Europe. The Army Now Plans to Fly It Into the 2060s — Close to 80 Years of Service, About 70 of Them After the Soviet Union Stopped Existing.

The AN/APG-78 Longbow radar sits above the rotor mast, so an AH-64 Apache can stay hidden behind terrain with only the radar exposed. It...

Harrison KassSeptember 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s AH-64E Apache Helicopter ‘Gunship’ Can Fly at 150 knots, Operate at 20,000 feet and Fire Hellfire Missiles and 76 Rockets

Boeing calls the concept Launched Effects: unmanned aircraft push forward, find targets and strike them while the crewed AH-64 helicopter stays outside defended airspace....

Brandon WeichertAugust 15, 2026

AH-64 Apache Helicopter. Image: Creative Commons.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Still Reigns Supreme

Key Points and Summary: The AH-64 Apache has defined air dominance since its Cold War origins, built to take on Soviet tanks and support...

Brent M. EastwoodFebruary 1, 2025

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Aerospace & Defense

The AH-64 Apache Helicopter Entered U.S. Army Service in the Mid-1980s, Purpose-Built to Destroy Soviet Tanks Pushing Through Central Europe. The Army Now Plans to Fly It Into the 2060s — Close to 80 Years of Service, About 70 of Them After the Soviet Union Stopped Existing.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s AH-64E Apache Helicopter ‘Gunship’ Can Fly at 150 knots, Operate at 20,000 feet and Fire Hellfire Missiles and 76 Rockets

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Still Reigns Supreme

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