Boeing touting AH-64E to Nordic countries

[chopper2004]

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights...rdic-countries

and I saw something on linkedin, mentioning Finland apparently is ordering 40 x AH-64 for 7 Billion...but cannot find the source for this.

cheers

[mechpowi]

Definetly not Findland. Boeing is touting AH-6i to replace Finnish Army MD500D/E, but there is no public schedule for the retirement of the said Hughes.

[Lonewolf_50]

Chopper, that article is a tease.

With none of the nordic countries fielding an attack helicopter type, Boeing sees an opportunity for a pooled capability utilising its AH-64E Apache Guardian. (Crown Copyright) The Nordic countries could field a pooled attack helicopter capability based on the AH-64E Apache Guardian, Boeing told Janes on 20 June.

Terry Jamison, director Vertical Lift international sales, said that informal discussions on the subject had been held between Boeing and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

“I can tell you there have been discussions with every [Nordic country] you mentioned... I see a lot of potential there for a consortium to pull resources together to get this capability,” he said, adding that these discussions had so far been informal, with no letters of request (LORs) yet received.

With none of the Nordic countries currently fielding an attack helicopter capability, Jamison said they would be fielding a bespoke beyond-line-of-sight anti-armour capability that has been honed over decades by the US Army.

[Mil-26Man]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50

Chopper, that article is a tease.

It's not a tease if it spells out clearly that there is as yet no formal requirement. Saab is also touting a Nordic GlobalEye solution for which there is currently no formal requirement, so it all plays into the bigger picture.