Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.

The new airburst-capable 30mm round is meant to give the helicopters drone hunting capabilities without extensive new ...

Apaches live-fire tested the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammo last December, according to a recent Army release. The trials occurred at the service’s sprawling Yuma Proving ...

The U.S. Army fired a new type of airburst ammunition from an AH-64 Apache helicopter in December 2025, destroying drone ...

The US Army has successfully tested new 30mm proximity-fused cannon ammunition aboard the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, enhancing the rotorcraft's ability to engage unmanned aircraft systems ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – 1-101 Attack Battalion (1-101st AB) “No Mercy” reached a milestone in Army Aviation Transformation by ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ - The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of ...

A US Army official said the Apache helicopter faces threats that may reduce its battlefield prowess. Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan said the older Apache AH-64D is no longer a "war-winning capability." Efforts ...

The origins of military helicopters go back to the 1940s when the U.S. Army appointed aviator Igor Sikorsky to build a more advanced version of the VS-300, his first model. This new aircraft, known as ...

(Reuters) -Boeing said on Wednesday it will produce AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for international customers, including 96 for the Polish Armed Forces, under a foreign military sales contract ...

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 ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A U.S. Army helicopter made a precautionary landing approximately 110 miles from its home base in South Korea after detecting a potential mechanical issue, according to ...