Live-fire trials of the AH-64 with XM1225 APEX ammunition come as both U.S. and Russian attack helicopters experiment with proximity-fused cannon rounds to defeat small UAVs. The U.S. Army conducted ...

The US Army is turning its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter into a drone hunter thanks to a new 30-mm round for its M230 ...

The U.S. Army recently tested the AH-64 attack helicopter’s 30mm cannon against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) using a new proximity fuze ammunition, which allows the round to detonate near the ...

Drone swarms are forcing gunships to relearn air-to-air fighting. Developed to assist troops on the ground, the AH-64 Apache has been forced into a different issue space by the proliferation of small ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The U.S. Army’s Apache attack helicopter AH-64 broke new ground by firing 30mm proximity ammunition at ...

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.

The new airburst-capable 30mm round is meant to give the helicopters drone hunting capabilities without extensive new training for pilots.

The US Army has successfully tested new 30mm proximity-fused cannon ammunition aboard the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack ...

Apaches live-fire tested the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammo last December, according to a recent Army release. The trials occurred at the service’s sprawling Yuma Proving ...

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ - The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of ...

Russia has developed a 30mm shrapnel round with a programmable airburst for countering drones. The development was announced by the Russian Rostec state-owned corporation. According to the developer, ...