Ok thx
Were their any Cockpit updates on the A model giving it Glass MFDs that anyone knows of? Just interested to know nothing big.
This is most of the reason I was asking, based on this post i was curious to know if the A implemented here would be an upgraded model that I had been reading about or just the original A model. This is info I read on different models basic upgrades but in smaller context so i would not flood the post. I Highlighted in red the upgrades i was asking about and also if they have any cockpit upgrades for Glass pit as stated above which I have not been able to locate any information on publicly.
wo major models of AH-64 Apache are in service in the US Army: the AH-64A and the AH-64D.
AH-64A
The AH-64A is the original production attack helicopter. It is powered by two GE T700 turbo-shaft engines. The crew sit in tandem in an armored compartment.
The helicopter is armed with a 30 mm M230 chain gun that can be slaved to the gunner's helmet-mounted gunsight. The AH-64A carries a range of external stores on its stub-wing pylons, including a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, Hydra 70 general-purpose unguided 70 mm (2.75 in) rockets, and AIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles for defense.
AH-64B
In 1991 after Operation Desert Storm, the AH-64B was a proposed upgrade to 254 AH-64As. The upgrade included new rotor blades, a Global Positioning System (GPS), improved navigaton systems and new radios. Congress approved US$ 82 million to begin the Apache B upgrade. The B program was canceled in 1992.[2] The radio, navigation, and GPS modifications, would later be installed on most A-model Apaches as part of an upgrade program.
AH-64C
Additional funding from Congress in late 1991 resulted in a program to upgrade AH-64As to an AH-64B+ version. More funding changed the plan to upgrade to AH-64C. The C upgrade would include all changes to be included in the Longbow except for mast mounted radar and newer engines. However, after 1993, the C designation was dropped.[2]
The upgrades would go forward. However, since the only difference between the C model and the radar-equipped D model was the radar, which could be moved from one aircraft to another, a decision was made to not distinguish between the two versions, despite the presence or absence of the radar.