美国批准埃及AH-64E阿帕奇守护者武装直升机的现代化

11 2020五月

051021-F-2828D-284 A U.S. Army AH-64D Longbow Apache, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell Ky., provides ground forces with air support from Forward Operating Base Speicher Iraq, Oct. 21, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway) (Released) The 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, the “Expect No Mercy” Battalion, is the premier attack helicopter battalion in the United States Army. Its lethal fleet of 24 Ah-64D Longbow Apaches is currently conducting combat operations in Northern Iraq, caring on a long tradition of excellence among Army Aviation. 1-101st first gained notoriety during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, when it fired the first shots of the Gulf War during Operation Normandy, destroying key Iraqi radar sites and creating a safe corridor for US aircraft to commence the air campaign. The battalion again proved itself during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-2004, conducting several mobile strike deep attacks during major combat operations followed by eight months of quick reaction force (QRF), reconnaissance, and VIP security missions during stability and support operations (SASO). After a rigorous 19 months of training and maintenance back at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the “Expect No Mercy” battalion deployed to Iraq for its second OIF tour. Since arriving in Iraq, the battalion has conducted an aggressive Relief-in-Place/Transfer-of-Authority (REP/TOA) with 8-229th Aviation Regiment from Fort Knox, Kentucky. The battalion is on track to fly over 1000 combat hours in October, and is already making an impact on operations in Iraq. Initial combat missions involved teams of two “No Mercy” aircraft along with one 8-229th aircraft conducting local area orientations (LAO) to familiarize aircrews with the environment, geography, and unity on the ground. By no means was an LAO an administrative mission though: while on orientations, aircrews participated in numerous reconnaissance missions to

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美国国务院有授权埃及阿帕奇直升机机队的现代化符合AH-64E Apache Guardian标准。外国军事销售（FMS）协议涵盖43个单元及其相关设备，即埃及空军目前运营的整个AH-64D阿帕奇机队。这笔交易的价值为2,3亿美元。与往常一样，对于FMS，这仅是出口许可的问题，而不是最终合同的问题。后者的条款仍有待商定，可能涉及的直升机数量较少，甚至备件库存较少。它还可能附带第二份武装飞机的合同。即使波音公司的AH-64E优先接管了目前在埃及服役的AH-64D的基本装备，阿帕奇卫报仍然是为发射APKWS激光制导火箭炮而量身定制的。

对于将被集成到埃及AH-64E中的传感器也存有疑问。实际上，从35年起更新为AH-64D标准的64 AH-2003A并未配备长弓雷达，华盛顿当时拒绝出口. Pour le moment, l’intégration du radar amélioré du Apache Guardian ne semble pas évoqué par le MoD, mais si son exportation pourrait être autorisée ultérieurement. Dans tous les cas, le radar Longbow reste optionnel sur l’hélicoptère Apache. S’il offre de meilleures capacités pour les attaques anti-chars ou anti-navires saturantes, il n’a que peu d’intérêt pour les opérations de soutien aérien et de lutte anti-insurrectionnelle.