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The Apache began as the Model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra. The prototype YAH-64 first flew on 30 September 1975. The U.S. Army selected the YAH-64 over the Bell YAH-63 in 1976, and later approved full production in 1982.
After two AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes this month, the Army National Guard's director has mandated that all helicopter units stand down to “review safety policies and procedures.”
An AH-64 Apache from the U.S. Army's 101st Aviation Regiment in Iraq On 27 April 2023, two AH-64 Apache helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment , at Fort Wainwright , collided near Healy , Alaska , approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) south of Fairbanks , when returning from an exercise ...
An Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter of the Myanmar Air Force crashed in Hmawbi Township, Myanmar. Major General Soe Tin Latt and another occupant died while the other two occupants were injured. [428] [429] 7 August. A Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter of the US Army crashed in Fort Novosel, Alabama. One crew member was killed and ...
A fighter jet pilot flew a helicopter without adequate training, a FOX 13 report stated. It crashed, and the colonel sustained "serious" injuries.
The crash happened as the two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks after a training flight, the 11th Airborne Division said. ... The AH-64 is an attack ...
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...
The National Guard AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a “routine training flight” around 2 p.m. near Booneville, Mississippi, according to the release.