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AH-64 Apache

Attack helicopter family whose current production variant is the AH-64E.

by Boeing

FieldedAircraftAirFirst delivery1984
boeing.com/defense/military-rotorcraft/ah-64-apache
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters taking off in Iraq

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney P. Nowland · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army) · Resized and reencoded as WebP; no additional crop.

Milestones19731984
  1. MilestoneEarliest documented public appearance: published YAH-64 designation, confirmed
  2. First flightYAH-64 prototype first flight, confirmed
  3. First deliveryFirst Apache delivery, confirmed

Timeline3

  1. MilestoneConfirmed

    Earliest documented public appearance: published YAH-64 designation

    Earliest supported public appearance found in the sources reviewed for this research; not a claim of the first-ever announcement or original unveiling. Earlier evidence may revise this date. Army Aviation’s August 1973 issue lists the Hughes YAH-64 among recently announced DOD designations. The date refers to the publication, not the undated earlier DOD announcement.

    SourcesArmy Aviation Association of America

  2. First flightConfirmed

    YAH-64 prototype first flight

    SourcesAH-64 Apache: Securing the future of battlefield dominance

  3. First deliveryConfirmed

    First Apache delivery

    SourcesAH-64 Apache

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Operators1

  • USUnited States

News1

Sources5

  1. 1.
    OtherExperience the FIREPOWER of the AH-64 Apache!

    Sam Eckholm · Apr 22, 2023 · Supports: System · name

    “AH-64 Apache”
  2. 2.
    NewsArmy Aviation, August 1973, p. 6: new aircraft designations

    Army Aviation Association of America · Supports: System milestone

    “YAH·64 ...... Hughes Helicopters YAH”
  3. 3.
    CompanyAH-64 Apache: Securing the future of battlefield dominance

    Supports: System milestone

    “In 1975, the YAH-64 Apache prototype took to the skies for the first time and made rotorcraft history.”
  4. 4.
    CompanyAH-64 Apache

    Supports: System, System milestone

    “With the AH-64E in production into the 2030s”
  5. 5.
    CompanyBoeing, U.S. Army Apaches Achieve 5 Million Flight Hours

    Supports: System · operator countries

    “The U.S. Army currently operates D-model Apaches in addition to the AH-64E Apache.”

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