Boeing delivered 500th AH-64E Block III Apache helicopter to customer

Boeing Corporation supplied the customer with the 500th attack helicopter AH-64E Block III Apache ("Apache"). The production of rotorcraft is carried out at an enterprise in the city of Mesa, Arizona. This was reported by the press service of the corporation.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced the start of mass production of heavy attack helicopters AH-64E Block III Apache in the fall of 2012. The new modification was intended to replace the previous version of the AH-64D Block II helicopter in the US Army. In total, the US military expects to receive, by 2026, 690 AH-64E helicopters, including 643 units modified from previous versions.

The AH-64E modification differs from earlier versions by equipping with more powerful T700-701D engines with digital control of operating modes, it has a better drive of the power plant and rotor blades made of composite material, which allowed to increase the helicopter speed by 46 km / h. The new Apache version is designed on the principles of open architecture, equipped with an improved avionics control system, allowing the helicopter to transport additional payload and perform a flight at a higher altitude in hot conditions. Has the ability to control unmanned aerial vehicles from the cockpit.

In 2019, it was reported on the development of a new modification of the AH-64E helicopter. According to the US military, to combat new threats, a new modification may receive a laser system and "new miniature guided ammunition." In addition, the AH-64 Apache must undergo some design changes - in particular, its tail, wings and stabilization system may change.

Comments

[Borik]

If only we could collect hundreds of attack helicopters. But where to get money for this ??

[Atlant-1164]

Indians complain about this pepelats .. he falls at them, and strictly on farmland)

[Navat]

It does not fall, but makes an emergency landing. And Apaches weren’t injured during landing

[Lopatov]

Quote: Borik

If only we could collect hundreds of attack helicopters. But where to get money for this ??

We have different concepts with the Americans.
They have relatively little artillery, but army aviation brigades in each division, and there are no less than a squadron of combat helicopters.
On the contrary, we have much more artillery, the number of attack helicopters is relatively small.

[Navat]

Shovels, but if so, then their firepower is much more mobile, more accurate and more effective ...

[Lopatov]

Quote: Navat

Shovels, but if so, then their firepower is much more mobile, more accurate and more effective ...

Hooray!!!!!
Caps throw anyone.
But this is bad luck. As practice shows, detecting and shooting down a helicopter is much easier than finding and destroying a gun.
And artillery efficiency is higher

[Comrade Michael]

If the country will steal so much on airplanes and helicopters will always not be enough.

[Keeping]

Americans are imbeciles!
Apache Helicopters - Bullshit!
It was necessary to buy from us!

[BREAKTHROUGH READY]

There is nothing surprising, in the mattress is now a real epidemic of mental illness and mental retardation. All because of the use of GMOs in food, tolerance and the pernicious “American values” that make everyone go dull.

[Navat]

And why, then, they have advanced positions in science, and we have absolutely no. Why didn’t Google, Apple, and Microsoft come to us?

[Lopatov]

Quote: Navat

And why then do they have advanced positions in science

This is what they say. And they themselves still can not restore the manned space program, oddly enough.

[Nastia makarova]

Of course, garbage is at least no better than ours

[Comrade Michael]

Reliability, resources, and electronics are better than ours.

[Looking for]

Yes, it seems to me that the only deterrent to the USA and NATO is the presence of nuclear weapons in Russia.

[Comrade Michael]

Exactly, it is.

[businessv]

In total, the US military expects to receive, by 2026, 690 AH-64E helicopters, including 643 units modified from previous versions.

These are volumes of deliveries! Except how to praise and say something!

[valdemarvar]

they know how to deliver, good luck, and we will upgrade our own 2 per year.

[Grandfather]

Yes, they just saw the budget!

[Comrade Michael]

They just go ahead. And we are engaged in IDBs.

[Nastia makarova]

Do you have 2 things to upgrade in Ukraine?

[Vasily Ponomarev]

Quote: Dead Day

Yes, they just saw the budget!

anyone that hurts ...

[Grandfather]

Quote: Vasily Ponomarev

Quote: Dead Day

Yes, they just saw the budget!

anyone that hurts ...

really bad with a sense of humor? for advanced: it was sarcasm!

[Comrade Michael]

And with the daily version, how much is delivered?

[Comrade Michael]

And how many Mi-28 and Ka-52 have been produced with all the modifications. By the way, they still have Osprey in serial production, but how many we have not tried, we could not make it.

[Zaurbek]

God forbid, we just need to release a modern transporter with a TVD ..... not up to Osprey.

[Lopatov]

Quote: Comrade Mikhail

By the way, they still have Osprey in serial production, but how many we have not tried, we could not make it.

Why is it needed?
Cargocult?
You know, I don’t have a churn in my house ... And I'm not upset, I don’t need it.
Osprey is a tool for their marines.
We do not have a similar KMP education. Accordingly, we don't need Osprey either.

By the way, American ground crews make do with a bunch of not the newest Chinook and Black Hawk. Because they really need to transport units, not spend money.
Of the 58 American brigades, 42 brigades are airmobile. Only for "heavy" there is no such requirement

And our motorized rifle regiments and brigades are even heavier, and are practically not adapted for airmobile operations. Is that the DShBr, which not so long ago transferred from the SV to the Airborne Forces. Therefore, we not only do not need "Osprey", we do not need as many conventional helicopters as the Americans need.

Helicopters - TOOL
Turnkey planes - TOOL.
These are not tsatskis who buy only to brag to others

[Comrade Michael]

Tried, worked through. But we can’t catch them with the tiltrotor already. And the rest of the platforms we have in the early to mid-80s.

[Lopatov]

Quote: Comrade Mikhail

Tried, worked through.

And they refused as unnecessary.

Quote: Comrade Mikhail

And the rest of the platforms we have in the early to mid-80s.

American Army. To say the ground forces.
Chinooks since 1962, Black Hawks since 1977, Apaches since 1984

[Vasily Ponomarev]

Quote: Dead Day

Quote: Vasily Ponomarev

Quote: Dead Day

Yes, they just saw the budget!

anyone that hurts ...

really bad with a sense of humor? for advanced: it was sarcasm!

Yes, I understand that it was humor, you didn’t understand, humor for those who are talking about it in all seriousness, otherwise you wouldn’t make such jokes, understand?

[sanik2020]

the Americans made one helicopter and are constantly improving it, money and intelligence hammer only for one purpose and we do not have an elementary understanding of what we want.
Therefore, there are MI-24, MI-35, MI-28, KA-50, KA-52, all good cars but get confused under each other's feet and no one knows what is best.

[Comrade Michael]

There is no money yet. The priority of the Strategic Rocket Forces is always. Helicopters and tiltrotorplanes are always on line 4-6 .... The explosion of the globe is our fse. Yes and no brains now.