The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to begin flight operations of its newly acquired Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters in the coming weeks, ahead of aircrew transition before the end of the year.

The first two of 50 remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters for the British Army were delivered into the UK on 26 November. (Crown Copyright)

An MoD spokesperson told Janes on 6 July that, with 10 remanufactured helicopters now delivered back to the British Army's Wattisham Flying Station from Boeing's production facility in the US, flight operations that were originally scheduled to begin in July will now do so “later in the summer”. These will pave the way for crews on the Leonardo Boeing WAH-64D Apache Longbow AH1 to convert to the new type.

“Flights are planned for test and evaluation purposes later this summer. The first AH-64E flights will enable the transition of existing Apache aircrew from Q4 2021,” the spokesperson said.