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South Korea: radar problems for the AH-64E helicopter
Target recognition tests failed even from close range
Some software problems would make the AH-64E Apache helicopters of the South Korean Army virtually "blind", in fact 6 out of 36 with Lockheed Martin's Longbow fire control radar would not be able to detect many targets. The Apache sensors should allow to recognize 128 different targets located at a maximum of 12 kilometers away, but during an exercise carried out this week the Korean pilots have found...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency