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Shephard Media
April 21, 2018
Salt water corrosion issues have forced the US Army to stop accepting deliveries of Boeing's AH-64E Apache attack helicopter. During a 20 April press conference, army secretary Mark Esper confirmed that the service has stopped accepting deliveries of the AH-64E Apache due to strap pack nut assemblyÃÂ ...
Task & Purpose
April 21, 2018
Boeing's AH-64 Apache helicopter is the aerial attack dog of the U.S. Army, its M230 chain gun designed to perforate and intimidate targets in the field. But after three decades, the Army's putting the attack copter on ice ahead of a come-to-Jesus moment — so to speak. The Army in February ceasedÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
April 20, 2018
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has stopped taking deliveries of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing because the service is not confident in the durability of what it ... “We stopped accepting deliveries of new AH-64 Echoes because of a strap pack nut that we believe to be really suspect,” Brig.
Concord Monitor
April 11, 2018
The 28-year-old warrant officer was one of two pilots taking part in a training mission Friday night when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed at Fort Campbell, Ky., an Army post that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Casadona and Chief Warrant Officer Ryan Connolly, 37, were killed in the crashÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
April 10, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Army pilots killed Friday when their AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed in Kentucky were a 17-year veteran of the service and a Marine-turned-Army aviator, according to military officials. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Connolly and Warrant Officer James Casadona were on a trainingÃÂ ...
Intelligent Aerospace
April 9, 2018
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. A Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed during a training flight, killing two soldiers in the U.S. Army 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on the night of Friday, 6 April 2018. Army officials in Washington released a statement, which reads: “At approximatelyÃÂ ...
ArmyTimes.com
April 9, 2018
The Army has identified the two soldiers who died Friday when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed at the local training area at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. ... On April 3, a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training flight in California, killing the four crew members on board.
DefenseNews.com
April 8, 2018
The lump sum of accidents were among the UH-60A and L Black Hawk utility helicopters and the AH-64D Apache attack helicopters. ... The AH-64 D-model had 14 accidents of which three were Class A. One mishap description indicates human error while the other two indicate mechanical failure. All tookÃÂ ...
ArmyTimes.com
April 7, 2018
Two soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade were killed late Friday when their AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed at ... Later that day, a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training flight in California, killing the four crew members on board.
DefenseNews.com
March 21, 2018
The bill grows the Marine Corps' CH-53K helicopter program from four to six aircraft, at a cost of $250 million. The service ... The omnibus also includes significant plus-ups for Army aviation, including an extra $577 million for 17 AH-64E Apache helicopters and $90 million for 11 UH-72 Lakota helicopters.
Breaking Defense
March 21, 2018
The laser has been fitted to SOCOM's favorite light vehicle, the Polaris MRZR (see above), tested on Apache helicopters, and it could be installed on aircraft from Reapers to V-22s. The pod weighs 1,000 pounds so the range of airframes is pretty big. Hunt says the system on the MRZR “is already fieldable”à...
NEWS.com.au
March 19, 2018
The Apache helicopter co-pilot saved US soldiers who were ambushed in 2012. He is said to have attacked the Taliban with bullets so the Americans could escape and airlift injured troops to safety, The Sun reports. John Zanetis, 73, from Indiana, whose son Christopher “Tripp” Zanetis was one of thoseÃÂ ...
National Defense Magazine
March 19, 2018
The Army National Guard is looking to increase the number of Apache attack helicopters per battalion after the force level was reduced by top decision-makers ... The Army announced in January that it had decided to keep four out of eight National Guard Apache battalions, a change from the 2014 AviationÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
March 17, 2018
A U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter fires rockets during a joint live-fire drill between South Korea and the U.S. on Aug. ... SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean military plans to buy more Apache heavy-attack helicopters to lead the deployment across enemy lines should conflict erupt on the KoreanÃÂ ...
Business Today
March 1, 2018
In a big leap for India's defence manufacturing, Tata Boeing Aerospace (TBAL), a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) today inaugurated its facility to produce fuselages for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Spread over 14,000-square metres and employing 350 highly skilledÃÂ ...
Express.co.uk
March 1, 2018
INDIA is pushing to reach an agreement with Donald Trump to purchase Apache helicopters after sending a Letter of Request (LoR) that could be a .... The AH-64 Apache chopper is armed with a 30millimetre M230 chain gun and can carry a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods.
The Express Tribune
March 1, 2018
New Delhi has sent a letter of request (LoR) to the United States (US) regarding a possible sale of the defense items, which constitutes one of the first steps in making an arms deal with Washington. The US army is the main operator of Apache helicopters. Meanwhile, Japan, Israel, Greece, the Netherlands,ÃÂ ...
The News Minute
March 1, 2018
Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture of Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems on Thursday inaugurated its facility here to co-produce the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselage and other aerostructures. Spread over 14,000 square meters and employing 350 highly skilled workers, the facilityÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
February 28, 2018
The US Army is the main operator of Apache helicopters. Japan, Israel, Greece, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates also fly Apaches. According to the Diplomat, the attack helicopters would join the Indian Army's Aviation Corps, (AAC) as opposed to the Indian Air Force. The IndianÃÂ ...
WLWT Cincinnati
February 28, 2018
Female Apache helicopter pilot wants to be a role model for young women ... Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jessi McCormick is one of the few female Apache helicopter pilots serving in the U.S. military, and Mississippi's one and only female Apache pilot. Advertisement. After years of military service, classes,ÃÂ ...
The Diplomat
February 27, 2018
The six AH-64E Apache helicopter gunships are reportedly slated for delivery in 2020 after the completion of an initial order placed in 2015 for 22 AH-64Es and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The six additional helicopters, however, are intended for service in theÃÂ ...
Business Insider
February 27, 2018
I saw Chinook, Blackhawk, and Apache helicopters sprawled across the airfield, many of which were on the ground and being worked on, while a few periodically hovered above. I then met Chief Warrant Officer Zachary Eichhorn, and he walked me over to the AH-64 Delta Longbow attack chopper picturedÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
February 24, 2018
India placed orders worth $3.1 billion for 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers in 2015 for its air force. These machines will start arriving in the middle of 2019, changing the complexion of the Indian Air Force's helicopter fleet that consists mainly of Russian platforms. The six ApachesÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
February 21, 2018
... Netherlands of an Apache helicopter upgrade package, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 20 February. In the package worth $1.191 billion, the Netherlands has requested items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacture of 28 AH-64D Block II Apache attack helicopters toÃÂ ...
Sputnik International
February 20, 2018
"The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacture of AH-64D Block II Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration for an estimated cost of $1.191 billion," the release said onÃÂ ...
GovConWire
February 20, 2018
The State Department has approved the Dutch government's request to procure from the U.S. government equipment and services to support upgrades to AH-64D Block II Apache attack helicopters under a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sales agreement. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed MartinÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
February 13, 2018
Boeing is upbeat about its opportunities in the Asia-Pacific for a long list of military products, including offering the KC-46A Pegasus and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to India to possible further upgrades for Japan's F-15J Eagles, plus interest in CH-47F Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters.
News & Observer
February 13, 2018
On that trip, Bell said, Desgroux stated his desire to land a helicopter on an aircraft carrier in Norfolk. He also described himself as a pilot who had flown Apache helicopters during the Gulf War. Desgroux was born in Chile and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, Bell said. He came to the United States in 1978,ÃÂ ...
IHS Jane's 360
February 5, 2018
A Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)-Boeing AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopter of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) crashed on 5 February, killing both crew members. The incident, which was reported by national media, saw the helicopter crash into a residential area in the town of Kanzaki.
The Japan Times
February 5, 2018
The AH-64 Apache helicopter, stationed at the GSDF's Metabaru Camp, crashed around 4:45 p.m. The accident site was near a kindergarten, but the pupils are all safe, according to its ... Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an order halting flights of AH-64 helicopters until all safety issues are resolved.
Indianapolis Star
January 30, 2018
An Indiana man was one of two soldiers killed in a U.S. Army helicopter crash earlier this month. 1st Lt. Clayton R. Cullen of Indiana and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin F. Burke of California were killed when their Apache helicopter crashed Jan. 20 during training at Fort Irwin, Calif., the Army said in a newsÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
January 12, 2018
The US Army is realigning its Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOTE) of technology insertions for the AH-64E Apache helicopter, the army announced on 9 January. Rather than taking place in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, FOTE II is now planned to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019.
AZCentral.com
January 12, 2018
Arizona's National Guard commander has launched a social-media counterattack against a U.S. Army decision to take over the state's Apache helicopter squadron, calling the decision "completely indefensible." The Army announced this week that two state Guards — Arizona and Pennsylvania — will loseÃÂ ...
Salt Lake Tribune
January 10, 2018
Soldiers and civilians who work on Utah's reserve battalion of Apache attack helicopters were guaranteed their jobs last week, when the Army ... The initiative called for reserve AH-64 Apache helicopters to be redistributed to active-duty units to replace their now-retired scout helicopter, the OH-58 Kiowa,ÃÂ ...
Deseret News
January 9, 2018
FILE - Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ken Jones, 1st Battalion, 211th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion takes his last flight in a AH-64 Apache with his son Chief ... SALT LAKE CITY — The Army's decision to keep reserve Apache helicopter battalions in four states, including Utah, preserved hundreds of UtahÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
January 9, 2018
The Arizona National Guard's top general is asking members of Congress to temporarily block the scheduled removal of Apache attack-helicopter training ... Michael McGuire says the Army's decision to eliminate some National Guard attack reconnaissance units flying AH-64 Apache helicopters “will haveÃÂ ...
Shephard Media
December 28, 2017
Milpower Source has announced that it will provide rugged DC-DC and AC-DC power converters for use in the US Army's AH-64E Apache helicopter. Designed by Milpower Source, the power converters will support the technical, weight and size critical requirements of the Apache programme. The multipleÃÂ ...
Quwa
December 19, 2017
The TNI-AD is reportedly in talks with Boeing for the possible purchase of CH-47F Chinook heavy transport and utility helicopters. ... So all these false assertions by some commentors here that AH-64 Apache cannot survive in a contested battlespace, or in the presence of heavy anti-air capabilities is utterlyÃÂ ...
DefenseNews.com
December 18, 2017
MELBOURNE, Australia — The first Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter for Indonesia has arrived from the United States as the company ... According to the FMS request, Indonesia will use the helicopters to “defend its borders, conduct counterterrorism and counter-piracy operations, andÃÂ ...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
December 31, 1999
TUPELO – The U.S. Army will retain the Tupelo-based Alpha Company, 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion's AH-64 Apache Helicopters, according to ... components, and the Mississippi congressional delegation went through the authorizing and appropriations processes to protect the helicopter unit.
The Fayetteville Observer
December 31, 1999
North Carolina National Guard leaders learned Friday the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment would be one of four AH-64 Apache helicopter battalions to remain in the National Guard. The decision saves the jobs of more than 130 full-time workers, including pilots, mechanicsÃÂ ...
We Are The Mighty (blog)
December 4, 2017
The Army's helicopters have a number of names you recognize immediately: Apache, Black Hawk, Kiowa, Lakota, Comanche. ... The pilot of an AH-64 Apache helicopter from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade fires AGM-114 Hellfire missiles during the combined arms live fire training exercise for Saber Strike 16 at the ...
The Times
November 25, 2017
Experienced helicopter pilots in the forces are being offered a £70,000 ... pilots, including Prince Harry who flew as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and ... The figures have fuelled fears that helicopters could be mothballed or ...
The Epoch Times
November 25, 2017
The man was a Taliban terrorist and the footage was captured by a camera mounted on an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, according to ...
Task & Purpose
November 25, 2017
Pilot error likely caused a fatal crash in which an Army helicopter struck high-voltage power lines in South Korea, said a report released by the ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 24, 2017
The Army plans to keep four Apache attack battalions in National Guard ... The plan would also leave each battalion with fewer helicopters.
Stars and Stripes
November 24, 2017
Both pilots were killed when an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter with the 2nd Infantry Division crashed during a routine training mission in ...
Arizona Daily Star
November 24, 2017
Arizona National Guard chief fights to keep Apache helicopters ... nose gearbox of an Apache helicopter at the Arizona Army National Guard's ... of soldiers from the already diminished AH-64 Apache combat unit at Silverbell, ...
Colorado Springs Gazette
November 17, 2017
Fort Carson soldier lands in Apache helicopter at Colorado Springs school ... In celebration of Veterans Day, The Colorado Springs School hosted an assembly last Friday featuring school parent and Apache pilot, Chief Warrant ... He surprised students by arriving at campus piloting an Apache helicopter.
Department of Defense
November 16, 2017
Edkin, an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot with the 4-6 Attack Cavalry Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade based here, returned in August ...
