High-Flying Apache Helicopter Pilots Take Aim with Arrowhead
AH-64 Apache With Arrowhead
AH-64 Apache
with Arrowhead sensor
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For much of the post-WWII era, US helicopter pilots have been trained to fly ”low and fast.” This was based on combat experience in Korea and Vietnam. However, in the urban environments of Iraq and Afghanistan, flying low and fast has made helicopters more vulnerable to a number of threats: terrain, wires/powerlines, rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire, and MANPADS.
Enter the Arrowhead system. Arrowhead is an electro-optical and fire control system that AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots use for combat targeting of their Hellfire missiles and other weapons, as well as flying in day, night, or bad weather missions. The system enables pilots to target accurately at high altitudes.
This free-to-view DID Spotlight article examines the challenges of urban warfare, how the Arrowhead system helps Apache helicopter pilots find and destroy targets at night, in bad weather, and at high altitudes; and some drawbacks to high-altitude flight for helicopter pilots.
* Challenges of Urban Warfare
* The Arrowhead Advantage
* VNsight and Pathfinder
* High-Flying Drawbacks
* Key Contacts as of July 2010
* Contracts and Key Events
* Additional Readings
Забыл перевод, не летаем быстро и низко, не прячемся, а то засады, обстрелы понимаешь. Летаем высоко, медленно. но точно. Напомню, что от работы с висения издалека уже давно почти оказались.
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