not planned or realistic AGM-65 Maverick?

[Gorn557]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered; any plans to add AGM-65s? I believe they are correct for this version of the aircraft. 

[Raptor9]

The AH-64 has never been capable of employing the AGM-65 missile.

[Gorn557]

3 minutes ago, Raptor9 said:

The AH-64 has never been capable of employing the AGM-65 missile.

Raytheon would disagree with you. 

https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071216/http://www.poweredmodelairplanes.com/pma/a10/maverick04.pdf

[Raptor9]

1 minute ago, Gorn557 said:

Raytheon would disagree with you. 

A promotional brochure with a mock-up image is not a disagreement, it's a sales pitch. Nor does it change the facts.

[TheGhostOfDefi]

On 12/19/2022 at 4:25 AM, Gorn557 said:

Raytheon would disagree with you. 

https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071216/http://www.poweredmodelairplanes.com/pma/a10/maverick04.pdf

The thing here is: the Apache was capable of being modified to do so if a user of the Apache wishes so. Spoiler, no one wanted to do it, so it was never operational and the software never learned something like the AGM-65 exists. 
 

Despite that we get a „suite“ of the Apache. That’s why we don’t have the ATAS for example…

[SkateZilla]

The Brochure was published in 2001, AGM-65 and LAU-117 were tested on AH-1W and AH-64s, but were never made combat capable.

AGM-65 on the Apache was scrapped shortly after, due to mainly:
-No interest from Domestic or Export customers,
-A single AGM-65 weighs 4-7x a single AGM-114, 
 

[Gorn557]

21 hours ago, SkateZilla said:

The Brochure was published in 2001, AGM-65 and LAU-117 were tested on AH-1W and AH-64s, but were never made combat capable.

AGM-65 on the Apache was scrapped shortly after, due to mainly:
-No interest from Domestic or Export customers,
-A single AGM-65 weighs 4-7x a single AGM-114, 
 

That makes sense, thanks. I did some further research, I see a number of weapons were in fact tested on the Apache including AIM-9s, AGM-65 and AIM-92, but not made operational, at least on US AH-64Ds.

[NeedzWD40]

Fun fact: The Iranians tried the AGM-65A on their AH-1Js and discontinued use because launching it damaged the airframe.

[shagrat]

Am 19.12.2022 um 02:32 schrieb Gorn557:

I believe they are correct for this version of the aircraft. 

Actually, even the Raytheon advertisement, shows an AH-64A not the AH-64D Longbow... So nope, definitely not "this" version of the aircraft.