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Aus Gov selects Apache
The Australian Government has selected the AH64E to replace its troubled ARH Tiger from 2025.
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/...nce-capability
Thoughts on when patience with its MRH90 fleet will run out?
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/...nce-capability
Thoughts on when patience with its MRH90 fleet will run out?
Last edited by Senior Pilot; 15th Jan 2021 at 07:34. Reason: Fix url
The Australian Government has selected the AH64E to replace its troubled ARH Tiger from 2025.
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/...nce-capability
Thoughts on when patience with its MRH90 fleet will run out?
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/...nce-capability
Thoughts on when patience with its MRH90 fleet will run out?
https://www.boeing.com.au/products-s...y/apache.page?
cheers
Last edited by chopper2004; 15th Jan 2021 at 03:00.
Tigers were a purchase forced on us by politicians who wanted Aerospatiale / whoever they are these days, to build them in the pollies' electorate. It wasn't the choice of the ADF.
Rattman,
FARA will likely not deliver until towards the end of the decade, whilst the -64E is ready now (so less maturity risk). The Apache is also a bigger aircraft with less stealth/speed but more firepower and sensors. Guess their requirement set and schedule dictated a dedicated AH rather than upgunned scout.
FARA will likely not deliver until towards the end of the decade, whilst the -64E is ready now (so less maturity risk). The Apache is also a bigger aircraft with less stealth/speed but more firepower and sensors. Guess their requirement set and schedule dictated a dedicated AH rather than upgunned scout.
The published costs include the projected costs of operating the type over its planned life by the way. The accountants in Canberra do this with all projects so it does not represent the unit purchase price at all....
Now to bin those MRH90 POS and buy some Mike model Blackhawks....
Now to bin those MRH90 POS and buy some Mike model Blackhawks....
Viper for ARH
Disagree golder. Viper has proven to be much more reliable, more efficient financially ... both initial cost and life cycle, has better flight envelope and would have been the better choice. AFAICT the only thing Apache has as an advantage over Viper is its business friendly Boeing purse strings. But either Apache or Viper makes sense vs. Tiger. Otterotor
The Viper may have been a good choice. Though the Cobra and Apache was in comp with the Tiger, at the time. In retrospect with 20/20, any one of those would have been better than the Tiger.
Disagree golder. Viper has proven to be much more reliable, more efficient financially ... both initial cost and life cycle, has better flight envelope and would have been the better choice. AFAICT the only thing Apache has as an advantage over Viper is its business friendly Boeing purse strings. But either Apache or Viper makes sense vs. Tiger. Otterotor
And they offered a smashing deal on upgrading the huey's as well to the latest spec if we went cobra
