The Longbow Apache couples an armored tandem cockpit with advanced sensors and precision weapons for day, night, and adverse-weather attack. Its mast-mounted radar can search while much of the helicopter remains masked by terrain, and its distributed sensors let the crew identify, prioritize, and engage targets under difficult battlefield conditions.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICAH-64D Apache LongbowF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
182 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
21,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
300 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1997REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Attack helicopterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
