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9 Regiment Army Air Corps, part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, has been fully trained, tested and exercised as the lead Apache Helicopter Regiment and is now available for operations.
Adam Ingram, Minister for the Armed Forces, said he was delighted the Regiment had achieved this important milestone:
"The Apache Attack Helicopter is a formidable fighting platform that will improve the Army's ability to conduct the hard-hitting land operations of the future...
...But the introduction of a full Apache Regiment means far more than the provision of a new weapons platform. The successful completion of this exercise, in which the Apache was integrated with infantry, artillery and engineers within 16 Air Assault Brigade, represents the arrival of the Army's air manoeuvre capability."
Brigade Commander, Brigadier Ed Butler, added:
"As the modern battlefield becomes more complex, dispersed and technical, we need to evolve our military capability correspondingly...
...The Apache Attack Helicopter will give the British Army a genuine advantage over contemporary and future adversaries in the battlefield air space."
At the conclusion of Exercise Eagles Strike Mr Ingram announced the award of two new contracts worth over £300 million to AgustaWestland that will significantly enhance the Apache Mk1's night vision capability and provide a new four year support solution for the helicopter.
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