British soldiers have fired U.S. Hellfire missiles from American-made Apache helicopters in NATO drills just 60 miles away from the alliance's northern border with Russia. Two of the missiles were ...

The United States is quietly rewriting what a helicopter can do in combat, fielding a new missile that can strike targets roughly ten times farther away than the familiar Hellfire. That leap in reach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Army official said the Apache helicopter faces threats that may reduce its battlefield prowess. Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan said the ...

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The AH-64 Apache has been the U.S. Army’s go-to attack helicopter since entering service in 1986 (first flight in 1975). Across its A/D/E variants, the Apache has earned a stellar reputation and long ...

Fifty years after its first flight, the AH-64 Apache remains the go-to attack helicopter for militaries around the world The Apache entered U.S. Army service in the mid-1980s as a wrecking ball. It ...

U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade fired 15 Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM) 114R Hellfire ...

The Apache AH-64E attack helicopters are equipped for manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T), allowing the two-man crew to control drones from the cockpit. The U.S. Army placed a $4.68-billion contract with ...