{"id":84111,"date":"2026-03-19T22:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/19\/apache-helicopter-shoots-down-drones-in-europe-for-first-time-in-combat-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:33:25","slug":"apache-helicopter-shoots-down-drones-in-europe-for-first-time-in-combat-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2026\/03\/19\/apache-helicopter-shoots-down-drones-in-europe-for-first-time-in-combat-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Apache helicopter shoots down drones in Europe for first time in combat exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Army used Apache helicopters to shoot down drones in air-to-air combat in Europe for the first time during an exercise in Germany this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Operation Skyfall held at Grafenwoehr Training Area, soldiers of the 2-159th Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, used the Boeing AH-64E Apache to pursue and attack Unmanned Aircraft Systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not the first time that the Army has ever practiced using Apaches against drones. In December, the service held an air-to-air combat training exercise in Yuma, Arizona, that saw the Apaches destroy a a variety of drones in flight using a 30mm fragmentation round called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/18\/apache-helicopters-downed-drones-in-air-to-air-combat-with-30mm-proximity-ammo\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/18\/apache-helicopters-downed-drones-in-air-to-air-combat-with-30mm-proximity-ammo\/\">APEX<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise in Germany, however, marks the first time that the U.S. Army has wielded Apaches for this purpose in Europe. It is a significant move due to the relevance of anti-drone training for NATO allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers of the 12th CAB train regularly alongside British, Dutch and Polish NATO forces. They remain in Germany as \u201ca tactical necessity,\u201d the service said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/290607\/12th_cab_sharpens_lethality_through_nato_training\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/290607\/12th_cab_sharpens_lethality_through_nato_training\">statement<\/a> last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operation Skyfall is aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2025\/10\/14\/how-the-us-army-nato-are-creating-a-new-eastern-flank-deterrence-line\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2025\/10\/14\/how-the-us-army-nato-are-creating-a-new-eastern-flank-deterrence-line\/\">advance<\/a> NATO\u2019s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, or EFDI, to protect countries in Eastern Europe from incursions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apache has proved well-suited to chasing and killing drones as it can fly at speeds of over 180 miles per hour and is more nimble at maneuvering than many larger fixed-wing aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many pilots within the 12th CAB\u2019s attack unit, known as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/288914\/2_159th_attack_battalion_activates_continuing_12th_cabs_attack_aviation_legacy_in_europe\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/288914\/2_159th_attack_battalion_activates_continuing_12th_cabs_attack_aviation_legacy_in_europe\">Gunslingers<\/a> Battalion,\u201d had never previously used Apache helicopters in this manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost pilots in our unit and across the Army have never engaged in air-to-air with the Apache, so this is a new engagement profile for us that we have to develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for,\u201d said Maj. Daniel Murphy, operations officer for the battalion, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/291196\/12th_cab_proves_apache_effectiveness_in_counter_drone_operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/291196\/12th_cab_proves_apache_effectiveness_in_counter_drone_operations\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to sharing what we learn so we can continue developing the EFDI alongside our NATO allies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new training will provide \u201ca blueprint for Allied aviation units\u201c across Europe, the Army has stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service also noted that this training is \u201cmore critical than ever as Poland prepares to become the second-largest operator of Apaches in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last November, Boeing <a 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