The Boeing AH-64 Apache (/ əˈpætʃi / ə-PATCH-ee) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vision.

The M230 Chain Gun is used on the MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator. It is also the Area Weapon System on the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, mounted on the chin turret. It uses a 2 hp (1.5 kW) electric motor to fire 30 mm (1.2 in) linkless …

The AH-64E Apache is the most advanced multi-role combat helicopter for the U.S. Army and a growing number of global defense forces. As of April 1, 2023, more than 730 E-model Apaches have been delivered worldwide.

For the last 25 years, the M230 Bushmaster Chain Gun held the spotlight as the premier weapon used on the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Today, it’s descendant, the M230LF (Link Fed), represents a new adaptation of medium caliber cannons for ground vehicles.

Boeing has suggested that the AH-64 could be fitted with a directed energy weapon. The company has developed a small laser weapon, initially designed to engage small UAVs, that uses a high-resolution telescope to direct a 2–10 kW beam with the diameter of a penny out to a range of 5.4 nmi (10.0 km; 6.2 mi).

Dec 19, 2023 · Under ideal conditions, four Apache helicopters—with a total of 64 Hellfire missiles, engaging a battalion of 31 T-72 tanks at six kilometers—could wipe it out in a matter of minutes.

Feb 11, 2025 · Arguably the most distinctive helicopter in the U.S. military inventory, the AH-64 Apache is an attack helicopter with a fearsome reputation. With an insect-like appearance, the Apache is...

Oct 31, 2023 · In conflicts since 1989, the AH-64 Apache helicopter gunship has seen action from Panama to the Middle East. The AH-64 Apache was intended to be an anti-tank weapons platform but instead has been employed as a proportionate, precise close air support platform, taking out everything from early warning radars to terrorists’ personal vehicles to ...

The AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine, four bladed, multi-mission attack helicopter designed as a highly stable aerial weapons-delivery platform. It is designed to fight and survive during the day, night, and in adverse weather throughout the world.

Oct 21, 2024 · The AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tail wheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. The AH-64 is now manufactured by the Company Boeing.