Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AH-64 pilots say video of the helicopter shooting drones out of the sky show a new, air-to-air role for the venerable gunship.
The US Army has live-tested an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter firing the 30×113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) round to counter drones. During the trial, the helicopter engaged ...
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter hovers during a NATO exercise in Orzysz, northwestern Poland, on Sept. 17, 2025. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The U.S. Army’s ...