With 25 (out of 50 on order) AH-64Es now delivered to the UK, the AAC are building up their fleet and hours. ZM720, ZM724 and ZM726 arrived at Wattisham on 1st November 2022 by road move following their air-freight delivery into Mildenhall the previous week from the Boeing factory at Phoenix, Arizona.
On Thursday 15th September 2022 AH-64E ZM719 made its first flight since arriving in the UK at Wattisham as “ArmyAir606“
A “public” appearance of the AACs new AH-64E Guardian v6 took place at the DVD2022 event at UTAC Millbrook in September 2022. ZM704 was on static display for exhibitors and visitors to see.
Another AH-64E was delivered to 673 Sqn at Middle Wallop from Wattisham on 1st September 2022 as “ArmyAir606“
AH-64E ZM715 was delivered by AAC776 from Wattisham to 7 Rgt at Middle Wallop on 24th August 2022
AH-64E ZM718 made its first UK test flight at Wattisham on 24th August 2022 flown by AAC606
Another UK first flight today (Thursday 18th August 2022) as ZM715 took to the air as ArmyAir606
Apache AH-64E made it’s first UK flight today (Wednesday 17th August 2022) at Wattisham as it took to the air for a local test flight by AAC606.
Three more brand new Apache AH-64Es arrived in the UK on 28th July 2022. They were airfreighted from Phoenix, Arizona into Mildenhall, Suffolk aboard a USAF C-5M 86-0013. The airframes are ZM719, ZM721 and ZM722. After being readied for road move, they were transported to Wattisham on 02/08/2022.
The final two Apaches (ZJ199 and ZJ209) for the Capability Sustainment Programme departed Wattisham by road today (21st July 2022) heading for Brize Norton. The have had high value components removed by 7 Btn REME at Wattisham, and these components will re-enter the supply chain to support the existing Apache fleet. Once these two airframes […]