The US Army’s AH-64E Apache Helicopter ‘Gunship’ Can Fly at 150 knots, Operate at 20,000 feet and Fire Hellfire Missiles and 76 Rockets

The US Army’s AH-64E Apache Helicopter ‘Gunship’ Can Fly at 150 knots, Operate at 20,000 feet and Fire Hellfire Missiles and 76 Rockets

Boeing calls the concept Launched Effects: unmanned aircraft push forward, find targets and strike them while the crewed AH-64 helicopter stays outside defended airspace. Counter-drone systems and long-range munitions are planned to follow.