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As per http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/india-usa-defence-idINKBN0G71OW20140807 , the price is approximately 35 million per unit... not 20M $ as on the wiki, of course it includes missiles but then can't be worth 15 million
~~Just my $.02 here, but I have extensive personal experience with the AH-64A/D. In 2007 for kicks, I looked up the AH-64D in FEDLOG and/or the Army-specific counterpart (can't recall the acronym ATM). It priced at $25million as delivered. That is without that equipment that's on the owning unit commander's property book, such as radios, electronic countermeasures, etc. Also, that is a non-FCR aircraft. The MMA itself is almost $3.1million--I had to escort an entire AH-64D phase team to a hospital for drug/alcohol testing after they dropped one, because it was an instant Class A aviation accident since the value was >$1mil. $35million is consistent with my experiences for a ready-to-fight AH-64D.~~JimIsCrazy~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by JimIsCrazy (talk • contribs) 22:48, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Those are the main leaders of Hamas killed by Israeli Apaches during the Second Intifada. They have entries in Wikipedia with plenty of sources. I don't see a reason why they should be excluded.--186.137.204.172 (talk) 18:18, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
Something should probably be added about the "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" meme. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silvarado98 (talk • contribs) 02:16, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
" On 17 March 2017, an Apache helicopter was reportedly involved in the attack on a Somali refugee boat in which 42 refugees were killed. Saudi Arabia denied involvement even though it is the only military in the Yemeni Civil War using Apache helicopter "
Hello.
I just checked the HRW site about this incident but I couldn't find whre it states the usage of an Apache.
When i looked at the citation and it was an iranian site, and i found something which is false ( SA attacking Yemeni army ) so I don't think it's a reliable source, especially because it's an iranian site and obviously SA and IR aren't the best friends. Technical Peace (talk) 04:42, 7 September 2017 (UTC) Technical Peace (talk) 04:42, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
Currently the article states "The AH-64E flies 20 mph (32 km/h) faster than the AH-64D, cutting response time by 57 percent, and has better fuel efficiency, increasing time on station from 2.5–3 hours to 3-3.5 hours." This is from the article from the Military Times [1]. But sorry LTC Davis, your math is wrong. Improving the speed from 140 to 180 miles per hour cannot possibly be the sole factor in a 57% improvement (and it does appear that the speed is the only reason for the improvement of flight times). The Army Times article [2] states that it's about a 15 minute trip to the field. The A.T. article also does not include the incorrect statement. I'm removing the wording about the 57%.Linktex (talk) 14:47, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
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Primary users- United States Army Israeli Air Force Egyptian Air Force Royal Netherlands Air Force Indian Air Force — Preceding unsigned comment added by Partha.sen4 (talk • contribs)
Could someone add a cockpit photo of Apache to the page? KiL92 (talk) 23:47, 16 November 2019 (UTC)
I came to the page and saw the sub section about Apache notable appearances in media and thought oh maybe I'll add in the appearances of it in classic military simulation video games, aka Janes Longbow anthology, but when I clicked edit page, it had a window pop up telling me about some wiki project prohibiting that information, was just curious as to why/what is a wiki project and I suppose that information now goes to the sub article Apaches in fiction? Like I said just curious, any enlightenment would help me better understand the inner working of wikipedia. Thanks TomaHawk61 (talk) 01:27, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Seems strange that this article includes reference to TADS but not to Apache Arrowhead / M-TADS. I was going to add the link but I don't understand the differences / implementation enough to speak accurately about it. Retswerb (talk) 07:36, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
I don't know how to add this info accurately, but it's now over 2,400 units.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.32.234.3 (talk)
As there's been another attempt to add India, bringing this here. The article body does not say India use it as a "primary attack helicopter", therefore it doesn't go in the lead. Equally the article doesn't say India are a primary user, therefore it doesn't go in the infobox. Per WP:ONUS, it is up to those wishing to include it to gain consensus to so do. FDW777 (talk) 14:31, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Colonel Elswick Newport was the Plant Manager at the Hughes Facility in Culver City, CA, during the initial construction of the Apache helicopter. Newport, a Master Aviator, was appointed to this position by Dr. Ronald J. Fox, the Assistant Director of the Army at the time due to his considerable experience in Army Aviation and background in aviation procurement. Newport is a notable person who spearheaded this project and was part of the evaluation team, along with NASA Astronaut Neil Armstrong, that resulted in this contract being awarded to Hughes Helicopter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Curtmr4 (talk • contribs) 20:45, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Keenan, Thomas J., Deputy Director, Division for Procurement and Production, AVSCOM, St. Louis, MO, 27 September 1976? Is that a letter or something? Regardless, this all looks like a WP:COI issue. Is this Colonel Elswick Newport a relative of yours? - Ahunt (talk) 21:13, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
@Ahunt the reference I entered was the World Air Forces 2022 directory, but that seems not to support it either. Please take a look at the article List of equipment of the Saudi Arabian Army- it's been changed again and again to say 112. SurferSquall (talk) 02:09, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
This is listed as "can be carried" in the specs. As far as I can tell, it may have been considered, but was never even attempted. The source is terrible, a wayback link to a Raytheon brochure on "www.poweredmodelairplanes.com", which is now ads. Seeking a consensus to remove it. Nelsonblaha (talk) 14:28, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
With was this article rewritten as a hit piece on the AH-64? I don't remember them constant interjections of things twisted to make the aircraft seem as bad as possible the last time I read this. Is there a new attack helicopter competition coming up? Or is this just to help Eurocopter sales in other places that might be considering the AH-64 as well?
Like really, they came out with a silly story that a "farmer with a rifle" shot down the US helicopter and this one single thing that probably didn't even happen "highlighted the Apache's vulnerability to rifle fire" and got it sneakily withdrawn from advanced operations. Yes, that's totally plausible. 👌 No one had any clue that rifle caliber rounds can down any aircraft, they were totally shocked at that, the Golden BB isn't a commonly talked about thing in military aviation, and the caution had no relationship to the far more effective and plentiful MANPADS and SAM systems proliferating the last few decades. Nope, the US Army lost one helicopter to a guy with a rifle after decades of service and immediately panicked and withdrew them all before they were falling like flies to old men with shotguns and boys with BB guns.
Too bad they didn't buy a Eurocopter Tigre instead, huh? Idumea47b (talk) 04:08, 14 May 2024 (UTC)