Did the Apache use longbows?

Longbow-equipped Apaches can locate up to 256 targets simultaneously within 50 km (31 mi). In August 2012, 24 U.S. Army AH-64Ds were equipped with the Ground Fire Acquisition System (GFAS), which detects and targets ground-based weapons fire sources in all-light conditions and with a 120° visual field.

What is a Longbow radar?

The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) system for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter. The radar is produced by Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Who makes the Longbow radar?

Lockheed Martin
The LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) system is built by a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the Apache attack helicopter.

What makes a Apache a longbow?

The AH-64 Apache is the Army’s heavy division/corps attack helicopter. The AH-64D Longbow remanufacture effort incorporates a millimeter wave fire control radar, radar frequency interferometer, fire-and-forget radar-guided HELLFIRE missile and cockpit management and digitization enhancements.

Can Apache helicopter fly upside down?

Yes, among other rotary wing aircraft, the AH-64 Apache (D & later models) can do flips and rolls; sustained inverted flight is another matter.

What kind of radar does the AH-64D Apache Longbow have?

The AH-64D Apache Longbow is equipped with a glass cockpit and advanced sensors, the most noticeable of which being the AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) target acquisition system and the Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI), housed in a dome located above the main rotor.

How many missiles does a Longbow Apache helicopter have?

The Longbow Apache carries the combination of armaments chosen for the particular mission. In the close support role, the helicopter carries 16 Hellfire missiles on four four-rail launchers and four air-to-air missiles.

When was the first Apache Longbow delivered to the US?

The first Apache Longbow was delivered in April 1997 to the US Army. The AH-64D Longbow was deployed by the US Army in Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and, from June 2003, in South Korea.

Does the United Kingdom have an Apache Longbow?

United Kingdom. The UK currently operates a modified version of the Apache Longbow; initially called the Westland WAH-64 Apache, it is designated the Apache AH1 by the British Army. Westland built 67 WAH-64 Apaches under license from Boeing, following a competition between the Eurocopter Tiger and the Apache for the British Army’s new Attack…