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1988
1988 - 2535.PDF
The price of national defense—second in a series The movement of armor under the cover of darkness and in bad weather is a time-proven battle tactic. The defending force which ignores this reality of combat forfeits perhaps the only opportunity to defeat the advancing threat. No light is no problem. The AH-64 Apache is the only anti-armor helicopter available today at any cost which can fight day and night as well as in bad weather. Its advanced avionics seek out, identify and lock onto distant targets. Laser-guided Hellfire missiles knock out any known armor. Apache flies nap of the earth, using the terrain itself as well as electronic jammers to hide from radar. Virtually invisible to heat-seeking missiles, Apache moves undetected to strike intruding forces. Cost-effective—today and tomorrow. Today's Apache is a formidable weapon system, built to survive the fight and to be easily maintained on the battlefield. Enhancements now under way will make the Apache an even more potent weapon. Air-to-air missiles will provide new combat capability. A new fully integrated cockpit with multifunction displays, plus state-of-the-art flight controls, communication and navigation systems—all will increase crew and combat effectiveness. Apache is an aircraft with proven performance and reliability. To procure a combat helicopter with less than Apache's defensive capability is to deny the reality of modern combat requirements. That would be costly. Apache owns the night—for a lot less money than you're led to believe. The Apache's flyaway cost is $9.8 million (U.S.). That's the average unit cost reported by the U.S. Department of Defense for procurement of 675 aircraft through fiscal year 1989. Collaborative Apache production could bring substantial benefits to any participating country A coopera tive venture could produce new jobs and enhance the development of new technologies. Apache is available now, with more combat capability than any other helicopter. In fact, as today's only anti-armor helicopter built for around-the-clock operations, Apache has no competition—at any cost. Akdl J*f<?DOJVJlMEf.JL DOUGLAS
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