APACHE

APACHE HELICOPTER PROGRAM SUMMARY

The AH-64 Apache is the most advanced multi-role combat helicopter for the U.S. Army and a growing number of international defense forces. The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American four-blade, twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. The Apache originally started as the Model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army‘s Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra. The U.S. Army is the primary operator of the AH-64; it has also become the primary attack helicopter of multiple nations, including Greece, Japan, Israel, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates; as well as being produced under license in the United Kingdom as the AgustaWestland Apache. American AH-64s have served in conflicts in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

GENERAL DATES

DATES WITH PIONEER

• 1981: Pre-production began
• 1988: funding was approved for a multi-stage upgrade program to improve sensor and weapon systems
• 1990: development of the AH-64D Apache Longbow was approved by the Defense Acquisition Board
• 1992: First prototype flew
• 1997: First production flew
• 2016: Boeing Delivers AH-64E Apache Training System to South Korea
• 2016: Boeing to boost British Army capability with 50 AH-64E Apache helicopters as UK confirms purchase
• 2016: Boeing, U.S. Army to Remanufacture 117 Apache Helicopters
• 2015: Boeing, PGZ to Pursue Broad Aerospace and Defense Collaboration
• 2015: Boeing Features AH-64 Apache at Poland’s Largest Defence Show
• 2015: Boeing and Polish Armaments Group Explore Business Opportunities
• 2013: Boeing to Highlight Partnership Opportunities at MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition
• 2012: Boeing-built US Army Apache Fleet Surpasses 3.5 Million Flight Hours
• 2012: Boeing Receives 1st 10 New Fuselages Designed for AH-64D Apache Block III

• 2003: First Apache booking placed by: 105-Boeing Company-Huntington Beach
• 2004: 410-HARRIS CORPORATION, GCSD places first booking
• 2012: 026-II-VI Optical Systems places first booking
• 2012: 549-LMCO Missiles & Fire Control – ORL places first booking
• 2016: 359-Inrad Optics places first booking

CUSTOMERS ON PROGRAM

SUPPLIERS

• 105-Boeing Company-Huntington Beach
• 410-HARRIS CORPORATION, GCSD places first booking
• 026-II-VI Optical Systems places first booking
• 549-LMCO Missiles & Fire Control – ORL places first booking
• 359-Inrad Optics places first booking

– Boeing
-Precision Components, Inc.

-Esterline Control Systems

-Ho-Ho-Kus, Inc.

-UTC Aerospace Systems, Sensors & Integrated Systems

-Voss Industries Inc.

ANNUAL REVENUE HISTORY

PROGRAM HISTORY

• The AH-64 Apache was designed to be an extremely tough survivor under combat. The prototype Apache made its first flight in 1975 as the YAH-64, and in 1976, Hughes received a full-scale development contract. Over the years, the Apache has been enhanced with advanced technology to make the helicopter more survivable, deployable and easier to maintain. The AH-64 Apache is the most advanced multirole combat helicopter for the U.S. Army and a growing number of international defense forces.

CURRENT & FUTURE NEWS

• 2015: Following an extensive re-vamping of the AH-64D, Boeing has now developed the next-generation of this well-known attack helicopter into the newest AH-64E variant
• 2016: U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters have entered the battle for Mosul in support of Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State terror group
• 2016: The Army will no longer buy future versions of the Apache helicopter, according to FlightGlobal. Instead, it will pour funding into developing the armed version of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, the mission to make a new helo that will fly in 2030.