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As the military ramps up its investment in counter uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology, the U.S. Army believes it has developed the ability to take down enemy drones using attack helicopters.
The U.S. Army says its premier attack helicopter successfully defeated various drones during a recent trial aimed at demonstrating the aircraft’s viability on modern battlefields, where unmanned ...
The U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter recently demonstrated its ability to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) during Operation Flyswatter, a live-fire event at Marine ...
Key Points and Summary - In a live-fire event dubbed Operation Flyswatter, the U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter proved it can double as a potent counter-drone platform. -Flying from MCAS ...
MCAS New River, NC. — The Army successfully demonstrated the ability of AH-64E Apache helicopters to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, underscoring the attack helicopter’s value as ...
Apache crews from the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCANG) employed all of the helicopter’s four primary weapons against the drones – the AGM-179 JAGM, AGM-114 Hellfire II, the APKWS II and its ...
For decades, the AH-64 Apache was built to destroy tanks and provide close support to troops on the ground. Now the Army is giving it a mission few expected: hunting drones. The rise of drone swarms ...
The Army has awarded Boeing a $4.68 billion firm-fixed-price contract to procure new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, Longbow crew trainers, and related parts and accessories. The award includes ...
The Army plans to be fully divested from the AH-64D within the next few years, starting in Fiscal Year 2026. As a platform, however, the Apache helicopter is not going anywhere. Throughout the Apache ...
Manufactured by Israeli defense contractor Rafael, the SPIKE NLOS missile has been in service for years—and has seen extensive combat in the Israeli Defense Forces’ operations in the Levant. In August ...
The old year was already a big one for the Mesa operation of The Boeing Co., but the last day of 2025 made it roughly $2.7 ...