AH-64 Apache
Type: Attack Helicopter
Domain: air
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Boeing / Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman
First Deployed: 1986
Overview
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It is the primary attack helicopter of the US Army.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 2 (pilot + CPG in tandem) |
|---|---|
| radar | AN/APG-78 Longbow MMW fire control radar (D model) |
| range | 476 km ferry / 150 km combat |
| engine | 2x GE T700-GE-701D turboshaft (1,994 shp each) |
| weight | 5,165 kg empty |
| ceiling | 21,000 ft |
| armament | 1x 30mm M230 chain gun (1,200 rpm), 4 wing pylons for 16x AGM-114 Hellfire or 76x 70mm rockets, AIM-92 Stinger |
| max_speed | 295 km/h |
Operators
- Egypt
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Japan
- Japan (JGSDF)
- Kuwait
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
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