Boeing has rolled out first AH-64E for South Korea

A roll out ceremony was held for South Korea’s first AH-64E attack helicopter at Boeing’s Mesa plant in Arizona on Nov. 2.

By Pacific Aviation Museum (2H8A9536 copy) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Representatives from South Korea’s Army and the Defense Acquisition Procurement Administration (DAPA) attended the event.

The rotorcraft is expected to be back home in South Korea next year after flight testing by the U.S. Army.

South Korea purchased 36 AH-64Es in April 2013.

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