AH-64D Longbow

AH-64D Lopgbow

AH-64D Lopgbow

AH-64D Longbow

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AH-64D LongbowThe Apache AH-64D/E is the Army’s attack helicopter. It is capable of destroying armor, personnel and materiel targets in obscured battlefield conditions. The Apache is a twin-engine, four-blade tandem-seat attack helicopter equipped with an M230 30-mm cannon, Hydra-70 2.75-inch rockets, and HELLFIRE missiles (both laser-guided and radio frequency). The current Army Aviation fleet contains both AH-64D Longbow Apaches and AH-64E models. The Apache is fielded to both Active Army and Army National Guard armed reconnaissance battalions and cavalry units. The aircraft is designed to support Brigade Combat Teams across the full spectrum of warfare.

The first Apache AH-64D Longbow was delivered in April 1997 to the US Army. It was deployed by the US Army in Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and, from June 2003, in South Korea.

The AH-64D Longbow is fitted with the Longbow millimeter wave fire control radar and the Longbow Hellfire missile. Boeing upgraded the 501 AH-64A Apaches to AH-64D standard and completed the deliveries in August 2006.

Specifications:
• Combat mission speed: AH-64D 145 knots (max speed); AH-64E 164 knots (max speed)
• Combat range: 260 nautical miles
• Combat endurance: 2.5 hours
• Maximum gross weight: 20,260 pounds
• Ordnance: 16 HELLFIRE missiles; 76 2.75-inch rockets and 1,200 30 mm chain gun rounds
• Crew: Two (pilot and copilot gunner)
• Rate of Fire: 600-650 rounds per minute

(info sourced from: Army.mil & Army-Technology)