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  2. Boeing AH-64 Apache - Wikipedia

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    The AH-64's standard of performance for aerial gunnery is to achieve at least 1 hit for every 30 shots fired at a wheeled vehicle at a range of 800–1,200 m (870–1,310 yd). [58] British Apache pilot with IHADSS. The AH-64 was designed to perform in front-line environments, and to operate at night or day and during adverse weather conditions ...

  3. Combat Aviation Brigade - Wikipedia

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    A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.

  4. AN/APG-78 Longbow - Wikipedia

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    The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) system for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter. It was initially developed in the 1980s as the Airborne Adverse Weather Weapon System (AAWWS) as part of the Multi-Stage Improvement Program (MSIP) to enhance the AH-64A. [2] By 1990, both AAWWS and MSIP were renamed Longbow. [3]

  5. British Army Apache helicopters fly to Finland for Nato ... - AOL

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    British Army Apache AH-64E attack helicopters are prepared for take off from Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk (Joe Giddens/PA) ... “Led by the state-of-the-art Apache AH-64E, the capabilities ...

  6. U.S. helicopter armament subsystems - Wikipedia

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    With the arrival of dedicated gunship helicopters such as the AH-1 Cobra (since 1967) and later the AH-64 Apache, armament subsystems for non-specific types would begin to drop off, with mostly defensive armament packages remaining. Such armament packages, giving decidedly heavy armament to small or primarily transport helicopters, have become ...

  7. AgustaWestland Apache - Wikipedia

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    The helicopter was initially designated WAH-64 by Westland Helicopters and was later given the designation Apache AH Mk 1 (also written as "Apache AH1") by the Ministry of Defence. The Apache was a valued form of close air support in the conflict in Afghanistan, being deployed to the region in 2006. Naval trials and temporary deployments at sea ...

  8. 1st Aviation Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment started in Ft. Hood, then deployed to 4th Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment in Katterbach, Germany with the new AH-64 Apache. 2/1 Avn came after. The 3rd Battalion lead TF Nightmare for TAAC – South in Afghanistan for 7 months in 2016–2017. [11] Currently, the regiment may have up to three battalions. [12]

  9. Apache Arrowhead - Wikipedia

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    The Apache Arrowhead (also Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor or M-TADS/PNVS), is an integrated targeting and night vision system developed by Lockheed Martin for the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.