Rocket Launch - AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter in action - Live Fire - US Army Korea - Aviation

Follow the US Army in Korea on Facebook: www.facebook.com See the latest photos of the US Army in Korea online at www.flickr.com The AH-64 Apache is an all-weather day-night military attack helicopter with a four-bladed main and tail rotor and a crew of two pilots who sit in tandem. The main fixed armament is a 30 mm M230 Chain Gun under the aircraft's nose. It can also carry a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rocket pods on four hardpoints mounted on its stub-wing pylons. The AH-64 is the principal attack helicopter of the United States Army, and a successor to the AH-1 Cobra. imcom.korea.army.mil To learn more about living and serving with the US Army in Korea visit us online at http Photos from the US Army in Korea are available online at: www.flickr.com Social network with the Army in Korea at: www.myspace.com About this video: The Apache was designed by Hughes Helicopters in response to the Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program. McDonnell Douglas purchased Hughes Helicopters and continued the development of the AH-64 resulting in the AH-64D Apache Longbow which is currently produced by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. United States Army AH-64s have been in action in Panama, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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