U.S. Air Force shows footage of AH-64 helicopter loaded with Spike NLOS missiles

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U.S. Air Force shows footage of AH-64 helicopter loaded with Spike NLOS missiles
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By
Dylan Malyasov
Mar 17, 2021
 

On 17 March, the U.S. Air Force has publicly released an image of a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter loaded with two Israeli-made Spike NLOS missiles.

The details were given in a Wednesday media release, to announce that the U.S. Army’s new Spike missile completed a demonstration last month at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida thanks to the 780th Test Squadron.

The 96th Test Wing squadron was responsible for planning and executing the maritime (over water) demonstration of the non-line-of-sight, multi-purpose weapon using the Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter, according to a recent service news release.
 
“We were excited to test a new weapon system here at Eglin,” said Amanda Hargett, 780th TS test engineer. “Our team worked closely with the Army to make sure everything went smoothly and the demonstration was successful.”

https://defence-blog.com/news/army/u-s-air-force-shows-footage-of-ah-64-helicopter-loaded-with-spike-nlos-missiles.html

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An Army AH-64 Apache Used An Israeli-Made Missile To Blast A Small Boat 20 Miles Away
The Israeli Spike-NLOS missile will give the Army's AH-64s a new, extremely precise way to deal with threats on land and at sea at extended ranges.
By Joseph Trevithick March 17, 2021

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The U.S. Army and Air Force have offered new details about a test involving an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter firing an Israeli-made Spike-NLOS missile off the coast of Florida last month. The War Zone was first to report that this over-water launch had occurred in the course of our efforts to confirm a separate U.S. Navy Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile test.

The Apache, flying from Eglin Air Force Base and with support from the 96th Test Wing there, successfully fired the Spike-NLOS — this acronym standing for non-line of sight — at a stationary boat approximately 20 miles away in the second week of February. A subsequent test to demonstrate the ability to engage a moving watercraft was canceled due to adverse weather conditions.
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An Army AH-64 Apache armed with a Spike-NLOS missile during earlier testing in 2019.

"We were excited to test a new weapon system here at Eglin," Amanda Hargett, a test engineer with the Air Force's 780th Test Squadron, said in a statement released today. "Our team worked closely with the Army to make sure everything went smoothly and the demonstration was successful."

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39826/an-army-ah-64-apache-used-an-israeli-made-missile-to-blast-a-small-boat-20-miles-away