Posted on Dec 8, 2025
Army Turns the Apache Into a Drone-Killing Gunship
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The rise of drone swarms in Ukraine, the Red Sea, and across the Middle East has pushed every service to rethink air defense. Fixed systems like Patriot, Avenger, and IFPC provide critical coverage, but they can’t be everywhere. The Army’s own analysis, echoed through congressional testimony and the Department of Defense’s 2024 Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems, shows a widening gap: drones move faster than ground air-defense units can reposition. To close that gap, the Army is turning to a platform it already trusts, the AH-64E Version 6 Apache, and shifting it into a mobile counter-UAS role.
Army Turns the Apache Into a Drone-Killing Gunship
Posted from military.com
Weapons
Drones
Helicopters
Defense
Posted 18 d ago
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It's good to see we're working on improving equipment that supports the troops on the ground.
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Very nice. Seems like a little bit of overkill to me but it's a great first step.
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The tests were accomplished using standard Apache weapons, "No experimental missiles, no classified pods, no special prototypes." The results should be much better once we field some of the dedicated anti-drone weapons that are undoubtedly under development.
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