Description

The ah-64d. Longbow apache. Is a remanufactured and upgraded version of the ah -64a. Apache. Attack helicopter. The primary modifications to the. Apache. Are the addition of a. Longbow. Millimeter-wave fire control radar (fcr) target acquisition system, the fire-and-forget. Longbow hellfire. Air-to-ground missile, updated t700-ge -701c engines, and a fully-integrated cockpit. In addition, the aircraft receives improved survivability, communications, and navigation capabilities. Most existing capabilities of the ah -64a apache are retained. Boeing delivered the first remanufactured longbow apache in march 1997. A total of 501 ah -64a apaches are to be upgraded to the ah-64d configuration, 227 of which will be equipped with the fcr.