U.S. Army Plans Major AH-64E Shift Amid Transformation

U.S. Army AH-64Es at Grafenwoehr, Germany, in September 2025. Credit: U.S. Army

U.S. Army AH-64Es at Grafenwoehr, Germany, in September.

Credit: U.S. Army
The U.S. Army will further realign its attack helicopter fleet by shifting a large number of its advanced AH-64E aircraft to the National Guard as it retires all of its AH-64D fleet, adding to more uncertainty in the service’s aviation community. Earlier this year, the Army, as part of a broader...
Brian Everstine

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Anna Sliwon-Stewart

Anna is a senior analyst with the Aviation Week Defense Data Team, where she covered the Asia-Pacific region before moving on to cover the United…

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