Ah-64 Apache
The AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine, four bladed, multi-mission attack helicopter designed to hover very low above the ground and then suddenly attack with it's deadly weapons.
It is designed to fight and survive during the day, night, and in adverse weather throughout the world.
With a tandem-seated crew consisting of the pilot, located in the rear cockpit position and the CPG, located in the front position, the Apache is self-deployable, highly survivable and delivers a lethal array of battlefield armaments.
The Apache has 4 camera's; A DTV which has a good zoom capability. A DVO camera, in short a binoculor with regular lenses, also with zoom capability.
Beside these two it has two FLIR camera's.
One to fly with for the backseat PNVS and a TADS used by the front seat to find targets and after that to kill them.
The AH-64 fleet consists of two aircraft models, the AH-64A and the newer Longbow Apache (LBA), AH-64D.
AH-64A model full-scale production began in 1983 and now over 800 aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. Army and other NATO Allies.
The U.S. Army plans to remanufacture its entire AH-64A Apache fleet to the AH-64D configuration over the next decade.
The AH-64D Longbow Apache is a remanufactured and upgraded version of the AH-64A Apache attack helicopter.
The primary modifications to the Apache are the addition of a millimeter-wave Fire Control Radar (FCR) target acquisition system, the fire-and-forget Longbow Hellfire air-to-ground missile, updated T700-GE-701C engines, and a fully-integrated cockpit.
With the addition of the new and highly sophisticated fire control radar (FCR), more commonly called the Longbow Fire Control Radar, the AH-64D has become the most advanced aerial fighting vehicle in the world.
The FCR provides the Apache with the ability to detect, classify and prioritize stationary and moving targets both on the ground and in the air.
With state of the art fire control, digital communications, automatic target classification and many other up to date features, the AH-64D Longbow Apache will dominate the battlefield for years to come.
The AH64D can carry a large amount of weapons, the load can vary from 16 Hellfire missiles , to 76 rockets or a mix of Hellfires and rockets.
The missiles and rockets are stored on the pylons under the wings.
Besides that, it can carry 4 Stingers and 1200 rounds 30 mm HE granates.
The 30 mm gun has a maximum range of 2.6 miles.
A laser, is used for aming and distance measuring and is one of the strongest available, a CAT 4.
Armament:
Recent developments (news)
Boeing Submits Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook Helicopters
Posted at: Sat Oct 24th, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions.
Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III Demonstrates Level IV UAS Control
Posted at: Wed Jun 24th, 2009MESA, Ariz., June 23, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity on June 8 during a flight test over the Arizona desert.
First Longbow Fire Control Radar Successfully Flown on Apache Block III Prototype
Posted at: Mon Apr 6th, 2009BALTIMORE, April 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), recently marked the first successful powered flight of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) configuration of the Longbow Fire ... » Ah-64 Apache RSS News Feed
