British Apaches blast through Finnish targets

British Apaches blast through Finnish targets

British Army Apache helicopters have turned the chill of Finland’s forests into a fiery furnace, unleashing live fire in a dramatic display of NATO muscle during Exercise Mighty Arrow 25 – and they weren’t holding back. With the roar of rotor blades and the rattle of chain guns, the Army’s elite 3 Regiment Army Air Corps took to the skies in AH-64E Apache Guardians, dishing out a devastating… Source

AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United Kingdom and Leopard 2A4 tanks from Finland recently conducted a series of combined trainings within the framework of the Mighty Arrow 25 exercise. Activities in the Pohjankangas firing range and training area in Niinisalo were led by the Armed Brigade of the Finnish Army, for which 2,800 troops were deployed, most of them local recruits, as well as some 700 soldiers from allied countries.