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Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.

Army successfully tests Apache with new ammunition meant to shred drone swarms

The new airburst-capable 30mm round is meant to give the helicopters drone hunting capabilities without extensive new ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Apache helicopters get new drone-killer 30mm proximity-fused ammunition

Live-fire trials of the AH-64 with XM1225 APEX ammunition come as both U.S. and Russian attack helicopters experiment with proximity-fused cannon rounds to defeat small UAVs. The U.S. Army conducted ...
United States Army

Built to Hunt: Apache attack helicopter’s new 30mm proximity ammunition

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ - The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of ...
The Asia Live

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter with Proximity-Fuzed 30mm Rounds, Transforming Iconic Gunship into Dedicated Counter-Drone Hunter

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter — long synonymous with tank-busting and close air support — is undergoing a significant transformation as modern battlefields reshape priorities.
FlightGlobal

AH-64 Apache successfully trials new 30mm proximity-fused cannon rounds designed to enhance counter-unmanned aircraft capabilities

The US Army has successfully tested new 30mm proximity-fused cannon ammunition aboard the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

US Apache attack helicopter shoots new 30mm rounds to blow up drones midair

The US Army has live-tested an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter firing the 30×113mm XM1225 ...