US Army Fires ‘Game-Changer’ Missile for First Time in Europe Ahead of Russian Exercise

US Army fires ‘game-changer’ missile for first time in Europe ahead of Russian exercise

American and Polish troops fired a new long-range missile from Apache helicopters in a first-of-its-kind European demonstration.

U.S. Army and Polish Air Force Inspectorate complete joint Spike NLOS live fire campaign from Apache AH-64E - EDR Magazine

Ustka, Poland – August 28, 2025 – The United States Army, in cooperation with the Inspectorate of the Polish Air Force and with support from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, conducted a live fire campaign of the SPIKE NLOS (Non-Line-of-Sight) missile system from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka, Poland. The campaign was organized under the direction of U.S. Army, which deployed AH-64E Apaches fr…

U.S. Army and Polish Air Force complete first European Spike NLOS missile live fire from Apache helicopter

During the exercise, two Spike NLOS missiles engaged sea-based targets at distances of up to 25 kilometres, demonstrating both precision strike accuracy and flexible target engagement from a rotary-wing platform. Observers from multiple nations, including senior military representatives and defence officials, were present to witness the successful operational integration. The campaign marked the first occasion on which the U.S. Army employed th…

U.S. Army tests spike missile from AH-64 in Poland

The United States Army, in close cooperation with the Polish Air Force Inspectorate, successfully completed a joint live fire campaign of the SPIKE NLOS missile system from a U.S. Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64Ev6 Apache Guardian helicopter. The campaign, held on the northern coast of Poland, marked an important milestone for allied long-range precision strike capabilities.