Mission: possible: improving design and reducing costs at Boeing Helicopter.(Cover Story)

IIE Solutions,  December, 1997  by Parker, Miles

Tags: battlefield, Boeing Co., helicopter

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A vital part of the U.S. military's mission is to continually redefine its battlefields by employing new strategies, new technologies and new capabilities that give it an edge over the opposition. The latest weapon in the Army's quest for technological superiority is the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter.

Produced by Boeing Helicopter (formerly McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems) of Mesa, Arizona, the AH-64D is a helicopter that "sees" the battlefield in a way no other aircraft can. The new Longbow can literally "hide" behind a tree, miles ...

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