{"id":4513,"date":"2025-12-17T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T09:49:39","slug":"ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ah-64e-apache-attack-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Apache AH-64E Attack Helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Army recently received the final batch of three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, completing its six-unit fleet at the 451 Army Aviation Squadron based in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>world\u2019s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely used for advanced reconnaissance, precision strikes, and close air support missions globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Country of Origin: United States<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Manufacturer: Boeing<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>Apache Guardian.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AH-64E attack helicopter is the <\/span><b>latest version of the Apache used by the US Army.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other purchasers: India, Egypt, Greece,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indonesia, <\/span><b>Israel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Japan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>South Korea, Kuwait, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netherlands,<\/span><b> Qatar, Saudi Arabia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Singapore, <\/span><b>UAE, and UK.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Apache for Indian defence forces:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The<\/span><b> Indian Air Force<\/b> <b>has a fleet of 22 AH-64E Apache<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attack helicopters, and <\/span><b>in 2020, Boeing signed an agreement <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the Government of India for the acquisition of <\/span><b>six more Apache helicopters for the Indian Army.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length: 17.8 m\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Speed: 300 kph\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a maximum operating weight of 10,432 kg and can climb up to more than 2,800 feet per minute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>heavily armed, twin-engine ground-attack helicopter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with <\/span><b>Hellfire missiles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 70 mm rockets, and a 30 mm chain gun, the helicopter can <\/span><b>engage tanks, vehicles, troop concentrations, communications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and logistics centres, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also fire <\/span><b>short-range air-to-air missiles like the Stinger.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AH-64E includes a new <\/span><b>integrated infrared laser <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that allows for <\/span><b>easier target designation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and enhanced infrared imagery that blends infrared and <\/span><b>night vision capabilities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can track up to 128 targets per minute and prioritise threat levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-army-receives-final-batch-apache-helicopters\/article70403334.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter is the world\u2019s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter. 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