Apache attack helicopter
Designed to hunt and destroy tanks, the Apache attack helicopter has significantly improved the Army’s operational capability.
Designed to hunt and destroy tanks, the Apache attack helicopter has significantly improved the Army’s operational capability.
The Apache attack helicopter can operate in all weathers, day or night and detect, classify and prioritise up to 256 potential targets in a matter of seconds. It carries a mix of weapons including rockets, Hellfire missiles and a 30mm chain gun, as well as a state of the art fully integrated defensive aid suite.In addition to the distinctive Longbow radar located above the rotor blades, this aircraft is equipped with a day TV system, thermal imaging sight and direct view optics.
| In service date | 2001 |
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| Maximum mass | 7,746kg (all up) |
| Engines | 2 x 850shp Rolls Royce RTM-322 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Length | 17.57m |
| Main rotor diameter | 14.63m |
| Height | 4.9m |
| Maximum speed | 330kph |
| Range | 475km |
| Armament | 16 x Hellfire missiles, 76 x 2.75 CRV-7 rockets, 1,200 x 30mm cannon rounds, 4 x air-to-air missiles |
