The AH64 Apache is an attack helicopter fixed with twinturboshaft engines multiple weapons options and sophisticated targeting capabilities

Boeing In Line for $2.9-Billion Apache Contract

May 31, 2016

Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be named the supplier of 50 new AH-64 Apache helicopters for the U.K. Ministry of Defense, according to unconfirmed reports in Britain. The contract would be worth about $2.92 billion, and would include extended maintenance services for the aircraft.

Robert Brooks

Boeing Co. (IW500/12) will be named soon as the supplier of AH-64 Apache helicopters to the U.K. Ministry of Defense, according to unconfirmed reports in Britain. The contract for 50 new helicopters would be worth about $2.92 billion, and would include extended maintenance services for the aircraft.

The report indicated Boeing Defense would add the helicopters to a larger order for Apaches to be supplied to the U.S. Army.

The AH-64 Apache is an attack helicopter with a twin-turbo shaft engine, a tail wheel landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. It has a sensor package mounted at the nose of the aircraft, for target acquisition, and night vision systems, supporting a 30-mm (1.18 in) gun mounted under the aircraft's forward fuselage. It usually is armed with a mix of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket.

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Robert Brooks has been a business-to-business reporter, writer, editor, and columnist for more than 20 years, specializing in the primary metal and basic manufacturing industries. His work has covered a wide range of topics, including process technology, resource development, material selection, product design, workforce development, and industrial market strategies, among others. Currently, he specializes in subjects related to metal component and product design, development, and manufacturing — including castings, forgings, machined parts, and fabrications.

Brooks is a graduate of Kenyon College (B.A. English, Political Science) and Emory University (M.A. English.)