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Boeing’s ‘New’ Apache Helicopter Looks Like a Winner
Story by Peter Suciu • Tuesday
 
Attendees to the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., late last year were undoubtedly able to see several unique upgrades and enhancements to existing military platforms. Those included the AbramsX, the first hybrid main battle tank (MBT), while Boeing also unveiled its "Modernized Apache Concept."

Much like the M1 Abrams, the AH-64 Apache entered service during the Reagan administration but proved itself in combat in a vastly changed world. Both may have been designed to fight the Soviet Union in Europe, but were able to meet the challenges in the Middle East and beyond.
 
Current Army plans still call for the Apache to remain operational, as well as an integral part of the service's aviation forces – and as such, the combat helicopter has been optimized to complement the next-generation platforms in the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) ecosystem.

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