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Sep 23, 2016 Video
Greek pilot and gunner survive spectacular AH-64 Apache crash

The incident occurred during a training exercise.

The AH-64 flipped head over heels after plunging towards the water. It's not clear what went wrong ahead of the accident, but the result is one less attack chopper in the Greek Army.

Brandon Turkus
Sep 6, 2016 Video
Watch how the Army moves a broken helicopter

Need to move an attack chopper? We recommend a bigger helicopter.

It's like watching a dog pick up its pup by the scruff of the neck. Only instead of Golden Retrievers, we're talking about multi-million-dollar helicopters.

Brandon Turkus
Dec 7, 2015 Report
US Army grounds Apache, Black Hawk helicopters across US

Three accidents in less than two weeks has forced the Army to issue a four-day grounding of its US-based Apache and Black Hawk helicopters.

Brandon Turkus
Oct 14, 2014 Report
Contractors clamoring for helo engine program that might not ever exist

The US Army is in an interesting position with two of its marquee helicopters. Adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq have revealed that the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Blackhawk could seriously benefit from more power than their twin General Electric engines can provide. Yet, neither chopper is getting any younger.

Brandon Turkus
Sep 23, 2014 Report
$4.8B deal to supply Iraq with attack choppers falls through

A potential $4.8-billion plan that would see the United States provide Iraq with latest version of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter has fallen through, according to a report from Defense News.

Brandon Turkus