Inside British Army’s new Apache helicopter - it's Putin’s worst nightmare

Welcome to Putin’s worst nightmare - the British Army’s new £50 million Apache gunship.
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[@Paws4Thought669]

I think it was Tom Clancy that wrote about these things in a novel or something "Don't bother running, you will just die tired "

[@shuttlespace04]

Why Uk cant make own attack helicopters ?😂

[@chrisaskin6144]

​@@shuttlespace04Britain could very likely design and build an attack 'copter - maybe even superior to the Apache. There has been instances of this in the past. However, two things usually get in the way: firstly the time frame, and secondly finances. The project more often than not starts to exceed the "in service" time and incurs vast cost overruns. The cherry on the cake is usually the lack of orders needed to make it financially viable because other countries would rather buy " the American one" (other countries may even be getting "leaned on" by the Americans to buy their's), so an order book of four to Oman and a provisional order of one to Ethiopia won't be enough to cut it. So eventually, having spent billions trying to bring it into service, the government will call time on it to cut their losses. The Americans will then take it over and end up selling the finished article back to us, and take all the kudos for it.

[@MartinMaarva]

@@shuttlespace04 They can barely afford to buy 50 units. There is no money nor expertise to design nor manufacture one.

[@robertpatrick3350]

@@shuttlespace04volume….. pointless in small production runs as each aircraft carries a very high proportion of R&D

[@gearrazkarraysgyfarnogod8554]

​@@chrisaskin6144In other words, britain can't...🙄

[@djannyuk]

Putins worst nightmare?? How, this thing will never go anywhere near Russia lol

[@USEismydream]

So first of all it will fly, not go and second since it will be Russia who attacks, hes actually the one to come. And btw. Putins worst nightmare is just being a lame gas station with nukes, politely considerd a regional power, international a joke. I mean look at his allyes hahaha

[@Red-bw1cu]

Exactly and why the war words total ridiculous warmongering cockwombles❤️

[@supreme3376]

yes it would be 96

[@TheWhiteknights82]

I've had Apache helicopters bail me out of quite a few tricky situations and multiple deployments with the British Army absolutely amazing bit of kit

[@Scaleyback317]

They were excellent for their era. I fear that time might just might have come and gone. Would be delighted to shown to be wrong but MANPADS are so numerous and advanced now I cannot see how the risk of deploying them can be justified. Time will tell.

[@Rob........811]

I’ve got a serious question for you, how do you genuinely feel about fighting and risking your life for the richest families in the world?

[@lonewarrior6633]

​@@Rob........811 - Pride, Heritage, Honour. I too served. Op Herrick. There's more to life than being a keyboard warrior.

[@Rob........811]

@@lonewarrior6633 You take pride in fighting for Jp Morgan?

[@TheWhiteknights82]

@@Rob........811 I'm not even going to answer this question because you would never understand the reasons. If you did you would not ask.

[@Sony-Fanboy]

Very nice, my own Dutch airforce is now also receiving their first AH-64E Longbow Apache's. The first one had it's take off a few days ago. Can't wait to photograph them! Let's hope these Apache's will also visit RIAT, Fairford in July

[@gunshipzeroone3546]

Max and Lewis in a apache that would be fun..

[@Delatta1961]

I’m happy to hear they’re upgrading a proven platform and not replacing it.

[@whyno713]

It's so good it actually replaced one of it's replacement - "The U.S. Army said it was abandoning development of a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA)".

[@Sam_Guevenne]

@@whyno713 "Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft " Is not the replacement for apache's but for the Kiowa warrior

[@whyno713]

@@Sam_Guevenne and guess what has already replaced the Kiowas and is currently carrying out the scout/reconnaissance role?

[@nigelbenn4642]

UK And USA don't have the brains to replace it. That's why. We have no design, concept, manufacturing infrastructure anymore.

[@Paws4Thought669]

One of the most beautiful, yet terror inducing machines ever made . It's like an angry wasp

[@nigermant6347]

Yeah. Inflicting terror is definitely a way of earning respect. 🤦‍♂ I only hope it won't enter in enemy territory. It's too expensive to finish being taken down by a "well endowed" skinny soldier hiding among the trees. Its power is to attack tanks from the distance, AFAIK.

[@richardsanders4624]

Only In a Desert...😉

[@al28854]

and you are a chunk of raw meat with legs leaving a smell trail of fear.

[@OhisGeorge-e8j]

With zero British engineering input.😂😂😂

[@Charlton2010]

@@OhisGeorge-e8jwell it does because we have took an amazing attack Helicopter and made it better you dunce

[@Purelambs]

Very nice machine. Special shout out to CPL Shilling, its people like him who know their craft well and keep us all safe.

[@paulnewlands-np5pk]

Hope they work better than the aircraft carriers

[@ianclements9286]

Awesome !!

[@spookie8969]

I don't think it's wise to tell your enemies details about your weapons 😂

[@paul8161]

Pretty sure they didn't tell them everything,,😂

[@mattstuttard1318]

The irony of a machine that can fly in any weather conditions, having its flight cut short due to weather conditions 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ricardosmythe2548]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should unless you have to.

[@Gisborne1990]

lol yeah, was no doubt due to flying over england+city though and some bull laws about flying in drizzle over a populated area lol...

[@paulmint1775]

If you listen properly, the fact that a member of the public was on board means stringent regulations are in place and must be followed, as you said yourself, the machine flys in all conditions.

[@Bandit3035B]

You said the Abrams was Putin's worst nightmare. Look how that turned out😂

[@carlosnuckols8470]

The Abrams given to Ukraine isn’t what the U.S. Army uses so laugh all you want.

[@USEismydream]

I never heard someone say this tbh. Putins nightmare would be if the US decided to fully support Ukraine with everything. So maybe this was your thought,so it's definitely a you problem

[@Bandit3035B]

@benfischer6303 The US doesn't have a good track record. Losing wars to Third world countries

[@USEismydream]

@@Bandit3035B Well I don't think a t lot of Americans care about a track record, neither do I tbh a track record isn't irrelevant for the question of power and strength. Oh but most Russians definitely will cause they are really sensitive and insecure about their role as a country in the world. That's also why they think "being feared" by other countries is some kind of good reputation.

[@carlosnuckols8470]

@@Bandit3035B you don’t know what you’re talking about, Vietnam the army won 85% of the battles, it was politicians who lost the war and the same thing happened in Afghanistan. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth.

[@Laurynas999Nebutina-py5tu]

Worst nightmare when u dont fighting lol

[@user-jg9dk1yw3u]

Yeah, and the Uk with its budget will purchase about 5 units 😂

[@valkyrie941]

get out of here bot

[@franciscruickshank8794]

you got that right !

[@MickRiley]

Think they ordered 50 of the new version

[@zahrans]

@@valkyrie941 Truth hurts, eh?

[@jakeh491]

​@@MickRileythink it was 15 mate. Wouldnt even be enough for more than 1 serious deployment at a time

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

In Iraq They Were Being Shot Down With AK 47's 😢

[@jinlee2617]

''PUTIN'S WORST NIGHTMARE''...What nonsense is this from a Tier 2 army in the world? 😂😂😂

[@coltr7561]

But Russia is around tier 5, they cant even win Ukraine, lol

[@jinlee2617]

@@coltr7561 Yeah right and Epstein was an undercover agent to blow child trafficking ring but his cover blew and found he was threat by Prince Andrew.

[@IanPearson-v3s]

@@coltr7561 Russia is winning big time,msm/goverment lies.

[@asl7235]

when was the last time Britain had foreign troops on its soil? when was the last time your country did?, 2nd tier my hole.

[@thomastaberner8104]

​@@coltr7561 more like a tier 10 Russia's army is an embarrassment 😂😂

[@avesiolhamiti9124]

It seems like a fine machine but the battlefield is the real test. Can't wait to see it in action

[@daveberry2177]

would rather not there be peace

[@AD-gi9zg]

@@daveberry2177 Yes. I don't like that "Can't wait to see it in action" sentence. Nonetheless, its a nice piece of machinery. Hopefully that potential will deter aggressors.

[@Jacobtrades04]

‘Can’t wait to see it in action’ = ‘can’t wait to see it kill people’ - grow up

[@daveberry2177]

very true i agree

[@jessicaregina1956]

Not like its hasnt been in action?

[@PieterBreda]

Alex: hands off the buttons and switches. And don't drop the helmet. They're expensive.

[@bigw813]

Nice Helikopter 🚁 🚁 🚁

[@KelloggsLicensingDepartment]

Yeah I'll bet he's really soiling himself over a 50 year old helicopter. Stellar reporting from the sun.

[@Stubear22374]

Most feared chopper ever made, frightening yet effective no escape

[@iqbalimaduddinzulkifli2117]

The abrams also they said 'the most feared'.. until it met the shovel and washing machine chips.

[@laughingbuddha1926]

Why it’s a Putin nightmare😂😂😂.. when Russia didn’t afraid of leopard and Abhram tank .. 😂😂😂 … so advertising is good but false information and propaganda will not work 😂😂😂

[@willthorson4543]

Do some research. The apache can hit targets 3 miles away while hiding behind hills trees and building. Russian helicopters can't do that. The only propaganda that sucks is Russian. They are operating like it's the 60s. Very laughable. Like when Russian military said they shot down F16s, destroyed Bradley's, Challenger 2s and Leos...before Ukraine received them. Hahaha.

[@laughingbuddha1926]

@@willthorson4543 I think u don’t have only believe one sided news that’s your uncle Joe and 30 + NATO countries still not able to stop Russia 😂😂😂😂… Russian alligator in Ukraine in nightmare fir western tanks and armoured vehicles…don’t u read that news from different western military analysts and also from NYT( New York Times) .. I think you should have to do some research in Ukrainian conflict rather then reading one sided news

[@Алексей-я5т6э]

@@willthorson4543 The Russians did destroy Challenger Leopard and Abrams. And your helicopter will shoot down an ordinary ATGM at 3 miles. Or a plane . The helicopter will not be able to hide from the plane.

[@Алексей-я5т6э]

This helicopter will never reach Putin. But Putin's missiles will reach this helicopter.

[@alenkerr8533]

By far the best helicopter gunship ever made so glad it's ours

[@WelshSniperUK]

All i can say absolutely beautiful apache proud to be British and part of nato 🇬🇧🇪🇺

[@OhisGeorge-e8j]

Made in the USA. So the loud mouthed British don't even have their own chopper! Your Challenger could not challenge Russian drones in Uktaine and was silent with weeks, and your Stirm shadows relegated to the shadows of scraps, too.

[@jamiew.2718]

Most people who know about the Apache have no idea how incredibly advanced this thing is

[@Tradiejoe284]

This makes no sense

[@jamiew.2718]

@@Tradiejoe284 do you English?

[@Tradiejoe284]

@@jamiew.2718 If you know about the Apache, then you know how advanced it is.

[@marcowong720]

Ka52 said Advance? So where's the ejection seat😂😂

[@Kenny-z4z7o]

Hahaha you mean the ejection seat that hasn’t been able to save a single ka52 pilot from dying In Ukraine while the Ukrainians have shot down a massive part off the ka52 force lol that ejection seat is a joke

[@Артём-ц5э8з]

The story of tanks repeats itself. The nightmare of mountain shepherds is being passed off as Putin's nightmare.

[@a_bar8579]

The intelligence effort with this system will be a very strong formation for any force that will be in this form!

[@NeilFH]

Putin's nightmare? Like the Challenger? lolz!

[@cesiumalloy]

This thing can be taken out with a 500$ fpv drone.....just sayin!

[@RobMedvedev]

Amazing stuff. I would love to sit in some of the training schools and listen to the weapons training. Maybe in another life 😂😂

[@orlock20]

DCS has the operational D model.

[@ziepex7009]

A beast, but didnt we say abrams and leopards were going to scare putin? Lol whats the point of putting that in the title

[@clemfandango9534]

They do scare Putin. He’s lost the young men of Russia. He’s screwed ultimately.

[@andrewborrell6373]

I like these old fashioned choppers.

[@petereriksson7166]

May God bless the UK and Ukraine

[@Алексей-я5т6э]

God is on Russia's side.

[@olivierfaber8478]

Us Dutchies also having the new E version , but Poland will be the biggest Apache user in a few years.

[@briangriffiths114]

Almost as good as an episode of Sandboxx News!

[@TheBerendir]

Meanwhile random russian guy sends CHILLING messages to new Apache pilots 😂.

[@glynnwadeson5605]

It’s NOT Putin’s worse nightmare believe me!

[@VeikkoRantonen]

Slava Ukrayina🇺🇦🙏❤️🇫🇮 Slava BRAVO🇺🇦🤝🇫🇮

[@IndiaVirus-OriginofC0vid]

My favorite kind of helicopter 🚁 💕

[@obstinatehammer7113]

Does this terrorize Putin like the threat of French infantrymen😂😂

[@elvenkind6072]

He's not very happy about the idea of the French in Ukraine, when he at once use the same old threats about nuclear weapons, very clearly having never heard the story about Peter and the Wolf.

[@patrickjoseph-q4k]

Rolls Royce engines, v nice

[@trooper1972]

Putin isn’t scared 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@archstanton6310]

Harry the legend of avaition .

[@gunshipzeroone3546]

Does this E model still have the HIDAS countermeasure defence system....

[@THESocialJusticeWarrior]

Drones are better in every way.

[@jakeh491]

Or maybe combination warfare? A mixture of drones, helecopters, fighters, bombers, tanks, long range missiles and ground units. Thats how a modern war is won.

[@THESocialJusticeWarrior]

@@jakeh491, when I say drones I mean drone tanks, drone aircraft, drone soldiers - just no people - everything is a drone. And AI is a must as soon as it can be incorporated because the drone is un-jamable with it's own AI and no remote control.

[@jakeh491]

@THESocialJusticeWarrior to a certain extent. Thing is AI and drones will never replace human emotion, human thoughts, human actions. They can replicate it but can't replace it. Plus your thinking a bit further in the future. Furthermore there's ethical issues. We don't know how reliable AI is yet. Without sounding like an idiot, what if they all turn on us? Or what about the civillians on the battlefield?

[@wudruffwildcard252]

Other countries are scrapping helicopter programs in favor of developing cheaper drones, UK doubling down on super expensive helicopters.

[@willthorson4543]

There isn't a country getting rid of apaches. Lol. You don't get rid of the best gunship in the world. A drone can only do so much.

[@lulzimbeka2209]

Amazing so proud love 🇬🇧 ✊👍

[@ecossearthur]

Fresh from right here in Arizona!

[@fredslipknot9]

Thank you Arizona

[@helipeek2736]

Well some of it is

[@riccccccardo]

Ka52 hold my beer.

[@pdarley58]

Oh the engines that less powerful than the previous models RTM322s

[@Lucifer2.0287]

Can I get one of those monocles from spec savers ?

[@zahrans]

Nothing that a well aimed shovel cannot destroy, eh The Sun? 😄

[@ntsejfamyaj]

Apache AH-64e Short Bow is scary

[@Pirate928]

Yes I'm sure Putin is quaking in his boots because we have a new attack helicopter.

[@franciscruickshank8794]

HA HA 😎

[@eaglespoint9193]

Great Britain 💯👍

[@denu1879]

10 rounds per second on a 50mm cannon, now that's bad ass!

[@onlycheeseislife]

Prince Harry says he's glad they've taken all his suggestions on board.....

[@kiwigrunt330]

"...slightly curtailed by weather conditions." What now?

[@nigelbenn4642]

Yep the Russians have SU27, 35, 25, Mig 29 that have NO issues with weather

[@haseebahmed4884]

They only show tech that they’re at least 10 years ahead of.

[@bunherr8974]

just like the m1 abrams and leopards where putin's demise right?

[@verdebusterAP]

It needs a newer MAST system

[@markhuckercelticcrossbows7887]

so has Blue Thunder ;) lol

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Hum the theme tune

[@zenex1741]

Oh god, here we go. AI in military vehicles... Did these people not watch Terminator?

[@alnstn1430]

KA-52 is laughing so hard

[@mikeymike758]

Sweet. What a Beast

[@Patrioto-gy8zu]

you should see what I can do with the A H 1 in realistic war thunder mode

[@patriotunion7211]

Curtailed by weather conditions? I thought it could operate in a sandstorm?

[@michalgabor5429]

wow nice job love

[@Isaac-muntz]

Its cool but a ka52 system tells the pilots what type of missile and where its being fired from

[@Bob-b6j3o]

Well it wasn’t the Talibans worst nightmare, so what makes you think it would be the Russians?

[@richardhoffmann179]

Completely different kind of war. It was built to fight a European war against the Warsaw Pact

[@Red-bw1cu]

Article, i think thats one way to produce selective bias❤️

[@KTMFR476]

The apache isn't unrivalled have you seen the Ka 52 fully loaded that thing is scary

[@shuttayerface503]

Agility of the Air fryer? pmsl 7.29

[@allansmith3837]

It's an American toy not British and if its as good the other junk America produces then I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. Look how good they're Trident missiles are😂

[@shuttlespace04]

Why UK cant own attack helicopters ?😂why buy from UsA?😂😂

[@XNY_Music]

We have so many different types of helicopters that it becomes cheaper to buy "off the shelf" to fit this role. This Apache is tailor-made to UK requirements

[@Hereford1642]

@@XNY_Music I think it is very short sighted to buy everything from abroad because it is cheaper. What can talented British youth to aspire to other than to move to America to work on advanced systems. Is the best we can hope for a job in McDonalds or some other retail outlet.

[@XNY_Music]

@@Hereford1642I understand where you are coming from but have to point out that the Ministry of Defence only has a finite budget. Like I mentioned in my other comment, we have multiple types of helicopters in service. The Apache fits the role perfectly and seems pointless to attempt to build a competitor model. As for your comment about aspiring youth, let me point out that all the Apache helicopters are maintained and serviced by British service personnel, as I briefly considered being an aircraft technician in the British Army when the Apache's were first brought into service. I'm pretty sure that British talent is involved in the design of the new Apache as it holds a lot of our technology, in the same way that the Japanese involvement in the Tempest program, will see the Japanese add their own technology to their versions of Tempest. Trust me, there are no shortage of vacancies for suitably trained young British designers within the countless British Military suppliers.

[@weeddegree]

Looks great

[@richardmeo2503]

Did anyone notice the wind-farm of 20 windmills, AND NONE OF THEM TURNING. Great investment green shmucks! As for the copter, a breakthrough aircraft that may soon see some real action.

[@drew65sep]

All that means is that there's not enough air movement to turn them...perhaps all the hot air you're producing will turn them?

[@willthorson4543]

It already has been in combat. Plenty of times. They tore up a Russian Wagner unit in Syria. The Russians had no clue where the firing was coming from. There is audio of them screaming for help and saying they have no clue who is hitting them. Lol

[@aking610]

Unfortunately, we need blunt number's not the lastest i phone.

[@MaryBradley-s3s]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧BRITISH ARMED FORCES 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Jeffybonbon]

Prince Harry is comeing back to fly the New EV version

[@nigelbenn4642]

Basically the 911 of the skies, never changes. Ever.

[@stephentaylor2119]

Fully DEI compatible

[@ps9898]

Britain has 38 while Poland has ordered 96 and will be the second ucer of this aircraft.... USA has 819 AH-64D/Es

[@andrewchr]

Why doesn't the British army use the engine nacelles modifications that push hot exhaust upwards to dissipate a lot more heat and make the helicopter a lot more resistant to IR missiles?

[@nigelbenn4642]

Because that's intelligent engineering and well thought out design concepts. That's why.

[@skcorpioniner6890]

Helicopters are not a nightmare anymore. They have been shot out by Manpada from operations both by Ukraine and Russia. But nice toys for boys. The drones have come. They are slow moving. Gunners and Manpad Operators drool at the mere sight of an attack helicopter😂😂😂😂

[@williamtomlinson994]

With no infantry to support, it's completely irrelevant.

[@TheZagiello]

Is it a better version of whats Poland buying right now ??

[@markp5739]

Yes British Army specific

[@randyschwaggins]

Havoc Hind Hokum Hold our beers...😂😂😂

[@BeerGutGuy]

Outrageously expensive, and you didn’t address the manpad issue…….

[@danielbarnes7559]

Pretty sure the new ah64e has the data link 16 system so an f35 cruising overhead can share it's target picture with the helicopter

[@simonwood1402]

Those things would look so much better on board HMS Ocean 🇬🇧 😊........ whatever happened to HMS Ocean? 🇧🇷 🤔

[@screwdriver222]

Are they going to fire Brimstone or Spear 3? No. Why not?

[@notruthinthisworld.8414]

I like how Alex came up with the topic. Alex, wars are fought by determination NOT planes. Like on leader used to say big guns only scare monkeys from the forests.

[@Cannon_Fodder_Russians]

Richard CHUKCHI Saunders. I like the way you cope comment online to avoid being mobilized and sent to Ukraine.

[@IndiaVirus-OriginofC0vid]

Putins worst nightmare Modern tech. 😅

[@chrismair8161]

That is an Apache (Long Bow). It means it can stick the (Mast) out and keep the aircraft hidden. The (Mast) Radar dome allows it to sight and target in communication with others. The Hellfire mk4 goes up then down and keeps the concealment of the aircraft. The Russians want the KA thingy to do the same however it has to hold position to laser the target. Yeah..

[@orlock20]

The E model can control up to 2 drones from over 70 miles away making them lethal in high threat environments. The Apache can stay the same and can become more lethal with increases in drone technology.

[@Statueshop297]

Now put a group of apaches together with 2 drones each, linked in to ground forces and other air assets. Scary stuff

[@imellor711]

Wow what a job!!! I wonder if Uncle Sam would sell me an Apache for parking on my drive and for beating the traffic.

[@Jh19999]

Best in the world 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@IanPearson-v3s]

What,like your aircraft carriers lol

[@thejoliestroger5795]

@@IanPearson-v3s Only the HMS Prince of Wales has had serious problem, The HMS Queen Elizabeth has only had a handful. their to be expected from new platforms.

[@redjacc7581]

helicopters in a modern war are redundant. have you learnt nothing from the ukraine war?