Royal Netherlands Air Force Receives First Upgraded AH-64E Apache

Defensemirror.com Bureau
07:06 AM, October 26, 2022
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AH-64E Apache helicopter

Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6 (v6) Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).

As part of a Foreign Military Sale through the U.S. Department of Defense, Boeing received a contract in 2019 to remanufacture 28 RNLAF AH-64 D-model Apaches to the advanced AH-64E v6. Delivery for the final E-model Apache to the country is targeted for 2025.

The Dutch have operated D-model Apaches since 1998.

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