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UK Apaches experienced troubles with their Hellfires missiles
London, Great Britain - The helicopters and the missiles are U.S. made
Nine AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, in service in the UK Army, are not useable as the Hellfire missile, the main offensive weapon used by them, could provoke damage to the tail rotor with its ejection at launch moment. The missiles has to be modified and for this reason, U.S. Army has yet modified over 12,000 of these weapons, about 60% of all it own. The builder of Hellfires, Lockheed Martin not...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 25620
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency