#27, AH-64 Apache: Killed More Tanks Than Any Helicopter Ever Built
On the opening night of Desert Storm, eight AH-64 Apaches destroyed two Iraqi early warning radar sites in the war's first shots, blinding Saddam's air defenses and opening a corridor for coalition aircraft to pour through. Over the next six weeks, Apaches destroyed more than 500 Iraqi tanks, hundreds of armored vehicles, and countless bunkers and positions. The Boeing AH-64 Apache proved itself as the most lethal attack helicopter ever built, and it hasn't stopped proving it since.
The Apache's combination of the Longbow millimeter-wave radar, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, 30mm chain gun, and advanced night vision gives it the ability to find and destroy targets in conditions that would ground any other helicopter. It can detect, classify, and engage 128 targets in under a minute. Nineteen nations operate the Apache, and it has seen combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. The AH-64E Guardian variant adds networking capabilities that let it control drones, making it a hub for the future of military technology on the battlefield.
