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Good News according to local spotters and now official press release, yesterda the first 2 new Boeing AH-64E Guardians been delivered to Wattisham.

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Apache AH-64E heralds new era in modern British military aviation

The first two new Apache Attack Helicopters (AH-64E variant) have been delivered to the British Army from the US Government. They arrived at Wattisham Flying Station on 26 Nov 20 with Aviation Technicians from 7 Aviation Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (7 Avn Spt Bn...
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Flown from Mesa Arizona to Brize then trucked across to here.

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I wonder if these will also sound like a diesel tractor crawling over frozen fields?
 
Just thinking, the AH-64's combat range puts its base within tactical missile range, to avoid this (where necessary), would some kind of low-level IFR capability make sense in future?
 
@Forest Green : The US Army probably would have to train for hot refueling and re-arming (if not already) like SOC do.

In all probability, that´s a fairly safe way of proceeding, given, obviously, that the FARP is secured from penetrating threat.
 
The U.S. Army does have hot refueling. Every battalion within the divisional and Corps level Aviation Brigades have a platoons that are trained to do mobile rearming and refueling of all helicopters. The Aviation Support battalion found in each brigade also has the means to have several FARP. They all train to complete the tasks for up to a companies' worth of helicopters in as little as 30 minutes. These platoons are keenly aware that they are prime targets.
 
Understood. I stand corrected. Thanks.

I guess that might be the USMC that shutoff engines for rearming then.

Anyhow, hot refueling and rearming nullify the odds to be efficiently harassed by any drones, providing appropriate means to defend the location are there. In that sense, Combat Helo operation should nit be impaired as hypothesized earlier.
 
TomcatViP said:
Understood. I stand corrected. Thanks.

I guess that might be the USMC that shutoff engines for rearming then.

Anyhow, hot refueling and rearming nullify the odds to be efficiently harassed by any drones, providing appropriate means to defend the location are there. In that sense, Combat Helo operation should nit be impaired as hypothesized earlier.
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I doubt that... I know the USMC still practices hot-refueling of engines-running fixed-wing combat aircraft (and has since Vietnam) - and did so with MV-22Bs in Iraq/Afghanistan - so I cannot think of a reason they wouldn't do that with their rotary-winged combat aircraft.
 
Then managed to see the new deliveries through RAF Mildenhall as a Lockheed Martin C-5M from 60th AMW at TRavis AFB or an Air Force Reserve Command bird from Joint base San Antonio would pick them up from phoenix Sky Harbor International as the Boeing Mil Rotorcraft plant is next door at Mesa, then fly into Mildenhall. Take a couple of days for handover including to our Military Aviation Authority.

So here are my pics between August and November 2023.

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and theres another three just been delivered end of last week.

cheers
 
I guess this is relevant here although it could go in many helo threads:

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Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System

Northrop Grumman Unveils ATHENA for US Army's Improved Threat Detection System
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Northrop Grumman has introduced its solution for the U.S. Army's Improved Threat Detection System (ITDS) program, showcasing the Advanced Tactical Hostile Engagement Awareness (ATHENA) sensor. The ITDS program is part of the Army's broader initiative to enhance threat detection capabilities for its aviation units, ensuring better protection against emerging threats.
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