CORYELL COUNTY — Retired U.S. Army combat pilot Kelvin Holt trained on UH-1 Huey helicopters in flight school, advanced to Cobras, and later flew Apaches during the war in Iraq. He describes ...

As the military ramps up its investment in counter uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology, the U.S. Army believes it has developed the ability to take down enemy drones using attack helicopters.

For decades, the AH-64 Apache was built to destroy tanks and provide close support to troops on the ground. Now the Army is giving it a mission few expected: hunting drones. The rise of drone swarms ...

Key Points and Summary - In a live-fire event dubbed Operation Flyswatter, the U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter proved it can double as a potent counter-drone platform. -Flying from MCAS ...

Apache crews from the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCANG) employed all of the helicopter’s four primary weapons against the drones – the AGM-179 JAGM, AGM-114 Hellfire II, the APKWS II and its ...

Fifty years after its first flight, the AH-64 Apache remains the go-to attack helicopter for militaries around the world The Apache entered U.S. Army service in the mid-1980s as a wrecking ball. It ...

U.S. Military Deploys Apache Helicopters in Fight Against ISIS American forces have now added Apache helicopters to the fight against ISIS forces in Iraq. The Apaches offer more precise targeting, but ...