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The AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with reverse-tricycle landing gear, and tandem cockpit for a crew of two. First flown on 1 October 1975, the AH-64 features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. The Apache is armed with a 30 mm M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's belly. The AH-64 also carries a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rocket pods on four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons. The AH-64 also features double- and triple-redundant aircraft systems to improve survivability for the aircraft and crew in combat, as well as improved crash survivability for the pilots. The first production AH-64D Apache Longbow was delivered to the Army in March 1997. In August 1997, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged to become The Boeing Company. Today, AH-64 production is continued by the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems division.
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visualintel > A US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and 2.75-inch rocket pods hovers during flight test conducted at the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas facility, located near Mesa, Arizona (AZ).

visualintel > A US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and 2.75-inch rocket pods in flight during a test conducted at the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas facility, located near Mesa, Arizona (AZ).

visualintel > An AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Texas, is pictured during an annual aerial gunnery exercise over Texas.

visualintel > 050803-N-5027S-149
F.O.B. Sykes, Iraq, 03AUG05 -- An AH-64D Apache Longbow from the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), Longknife Squadron, Renegade Troop hovers on the flight line at Forward Operating Base (F.O.B.) Sykes before a flight mission. The 3d ACR is currently deployed in Iraq's Ninewa Province. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Robert M Schalk. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > A Longbow Apache from Task Force No Mercy, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, provides air support during an aerial traffic control point mission near Tall Afar, Iraq, on July 2, 2006. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey) (Released).

visualintel > Capt. Derrick Draper, Bravo Company, 4-23 Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, maintains radio contact with an Apache attack helicopter during an aerial traffic control point mission near Tall Afar, Iraq, on July 2, 2006. The Apache crew is from Task Force No Mercy, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey) (Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > 2nd Lt. Zack Zilai, B Company, 4-23 Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, maintains radio contact with Apache helicopters during an aerial traffic control point mission near Tall Afar, Iraq, on June 5, 2006. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey) (Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > 051022-F-2828D-160
Two U.S. Army, AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopters, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell Ky., return from another combat mission to Forward Operating Base Speicher Iraq, Oct. 22, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway) (Released)

The 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, the ÒExpect No MercyÓ Battalion, is the premier attack helicopter battalion in the United States Army. Its lethal fleet of 24 Ah-64D Longbow Apaches is currently conducting combat operations in Northern Iraq, caring on a long tradition of excellence among Army Aviation.

1-101st first gained notoriety during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, when it fired the first shots of the Gulf War during Operation Normandy, destroying key Iraqi radar sites and creating a safe corridor for US aircraft to commence the air campaign. The battalion again proved itself during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-2004, conducting several mobile strike deep attacks during major combat operations followed by eight months of quick reaction force (QRF), reconnaissance, and VIP security missions during stability and support operations (SASO). After a rigorous 19 months of training and maintenance back at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the ÒExpect No MercyÓ battalion deployed to Iraq for its second OIF tour.

Since arriving in Iraq, the battalion has conducted an aggressive Relief-in-Place/Transfer-of-Authority (REP/TOA) with 8-229th Aviation Regiment from Fort Knox, Kentucky. The battalion is on track to fly over 1000 combat hours in October, and is already making an impact on operations in Iraq. Initial combat missions involved teams of two ÒNo MercyÓ aircraft along with one 8-229th aircraft conducting local area orientations (LAO) to familiarize aircrews with the environment, geography, and unity on the ground. By no means was an LAO an administrative mission though: while on orientations, aircrews participated in numerous reconnaissance miss (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

A US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and 2.75-inch rocket pods hovers during flight test conducted at the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas facility, located near Mesa, Arizona (AZ).