DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacture of AH-64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E configuration for an estimated cost of $1.191 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-to-buy-ah-64e-remanufactured-apache-attack-helicopters-71493/

DefenceTalkThe Apache attack helicopter is flying into the future with enhanced sensors and a more reliable turret that improves the aircraft’s 40-year-old technology. During a media event at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Institute of Land Warfare Global Force Symposium and Exposition at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, Apache project […]https://www.defencetalk.com/legacy-components-to-be-replaced-on-newest-apache-aircraft-67134/

DefenceTalkNew Delhi: India on Tuesday cleared a $2.5 billion deal to buy 37 military helicopters from aviation giant Boeing, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, a government source said. Modi’s government is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar upgrade of its Soviet-era military hardware, partly to keep […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-clears-2-5-billion-boeing-military-chopper-deal-65468/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom for AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.00 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 26, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-upgrades-for-uk-ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopters-65219/

DefenceTalkThe 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade conducted manned and unmanned teaming (MUM-T) between the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilots and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system for a remote Hellfire missile engagement at the Multi-Purpose Range Complex on Fort Stewart June 20. It was the first time the Vipers of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/3rd-cab-pilots-warm-up-with-hellfire-64635/

DefenceTalkTeam Apache Sensors, including the U.S. Army Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office, the U.S. Army Aviation Flight Test Directorate and Lockheed Martin, conducted a test flight of the Apache AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) during an event at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., yesterday. The test flight demonstrated the maturity of M-DSA and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-flight-of-the-modernized-day-sensor-assembly-on-the-ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopter-58827/

DefenceTalkTaiwan Wednesday grounded its new fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters for checks after a notice from Washington warning the model could malfunction. “There was some malfunctioning of the planes in the US army last week so we are doing some special checks now. (The helicopters) can resume flying once the checks are completed,” Defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-grounds-new-us-made-choppers-over-malfunction-fears-49974/

DefenceTalkIn a first-of-its-kind deal worth about $500 million, the United States has agreed to sell eight new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters and Longbow radars to Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today. Hagel announced the deal during a joint news conference with Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro after productive meetings this afternoon with Yusgiantoro […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-announces-us-deal-to-sell-ah-64e-attack-helicopters-to-indonesia-48884/

DefenceTalkThe bid of startup company, AVX Aircraft Corporation, took many by surprise when it announced plans to participate in the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) predecessor to the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. The newly formed company has sky-high hopes of being selected to build technology demonstrators and eventually win the JMR/FVL program. AVX is against the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/avx-aircraft-corporation-taking-down-the-defense-establishment-48567/