The AH-64E Apache delivered a convincing performance as a frontline counter-drone platform during Operation Flyswatter, a multi-scenario live fire event held at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina, according to information released through DVIDS. Army officials and South Carolina Army National Guard crews said the goal was to test whether the Version 6 Apache, using its existing weapons and mission systems, could reliably track and defeat small unmanned aircraft without major hardware changes. Across the event, Apache teams recorded 13 kills in 14 engagements, a success rate that participants described as a clear signal that the aircraft can shoulder a formal counter-UAS role for maneuver forces and forward bases. Read more...
