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Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.
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US Apache attack helicopter shoots new 30mm rounds to blow up drones midair

The US Army has live-tested an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter firing the 30×113mm XM1225 ...
United States Army

16th Combat Aviation Brigade Sharpens Lethality, Readiness Across the Indo-Pacific

The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) continues to set the standard for Army Aviation in the Pacific, placing warfighting, lethality, and mission ...
The Asia Live

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter with Proximity-Fuzed 30mm Rounds, Transforming Iconic Gunship into Dedicated Counter-Drone Hunter

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter — long synonymous with tank-busting and close air support — is undergoing a significant transformation as modern battlefields reshape priorities.

AH-64 Apache Is Getting Proximity Fuzed 30mm Cannon Ammo For Swatting Down Drones

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 ...
United States Army

Built to Hunt: Apache attack helicopter’s new 30mm proximity ammunition

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ - The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of ...
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AH-64 Apache successfully trials new 30mm proximity-fused cannon rounds designed to enhance counter-unmanned aircraft capabilities

The US Army has successfully tested new 30mm proximity-fused cannon ammunition aboard the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, enhancing the rotorcraft's ability to engage unmanned aircraft systems ...