The Apache AH 64:Operators and Operations

 Operators  Operators of the Apache AH 64 variants

The original unit cost for the AH-64A was about US$14.5 million. In September 2003, Greece ordered 12 AH-64D (in addition to the already existing fleet of 20 AH-64A+) for a total cost of $675 million (presumably including weapons and support), indicating a gross unit cost for the AH-64D of $56.25 million. Singapore purchased a total of 20 AH-64D Longbow Apache aircraft in two batches between 1999 and 2001.
In addition to the U.S., Greece, and Singapore, countries which use the Apache include Japan, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Israel.

Bahrain, and Jordan have ordered Apaches but deliveries of these aircraft had not begun as of 2006. South Korea had a plan to purchase 36 AH-64D but the plan is presumely canceled caused by fundamental problem.Pakistan is thought to have ordered 6 Apache Longbow for its various anti-terrorism missions; unofficial reports suggest that the Pakistan Army has a requirement of up to 30 AH-64D Apache Longbow by 2010. The Republic of China (Taiwan) plans to purchase 30 AH-64D from 2008 onwards for its Army.

Combat Record
Operation Just Cause:the Apache was first used in combat in 1989 in the US military action in Panama.Apache helicopters played a key role in the 1989 action in Panama, where much of its activity was at night, when the AH-64's advanced sensors and sighting systems were effective against Panamanian government forces.

The AH-64A Apache and the AH-64D Apache Longbow have played important roles in several Middle Eastern wars, including the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. The Apaches were proven to be excellent tank hunters and also destroyed hundreds of armored vehicles (mainly of the Iraqi army).

It has supported low intensity and peacekeeping operations worldwide including Turkey, Bosnia and Kosovo.

Operation Desert Storm:During Operation Desert Storm, nine AH-64As carrying an asymmetrical load of Hydra 70 flechette rockets, Hellfires, and one auxiliary fuel tank each, and guided by four MH-53 Pave Lows, were used to destroy a portion of the Iraqi radar network to allow bomber aircraft into Iraq without detection. This was the first attack of Desert Storm.
The AH-64s were then credited with destroying more than 500 tanks plus hundreds of additional armored personnel carriers, trucks and other vehicles. They also were used to destroy vital early warning radar sites, an action that opened the U.N. coalition's battle plan. Apaches also demonstrated the ability to perform when called upon, logging thousands of combat hours at readiness rates in excess of 85 percent during the Gulf War.

The AH-64A proved its capabilities in action during Operation Restore Hope also.

The AH-64D Longbow has been deployed by the US Army in Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and, from June 2003, in South Korea.

And the AH-64A Apache helped to keep the peace in Bosnia. The Apache were deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor/Operation Joint Guard for 8 months. In June of 1998 the Regimental Headquarters, 6-6 Cav and elements of 5-158 Aviation were again deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operations Joint Guard and Joint Forge for 5 months. The AH-64A’s advanced sensors and sighting systems proved effective in removing the cover of darkness from anti-government forces.

Army National Guard units in North and South Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Utah and Idaho also fly Apache helicopters. The Army has fielded combat-ready AH-64A units in the United States, West Germany and in Korea, where they play a major role in achieving the US Army's security missions.

The Israeli Air Force uses the Apache as a platform to perform strikes with guided missiles against various targets. The AH-64A attacked and destroyed dozens of Hezbollah outposts in Lebanon during the 1990s, attacking in many weather conditions - day and night. During the al-Aqsa Intifada, the IAF used the Apaches to kill senior Hamas figures with guided missiles

[Quick Reference of Various Operations]
i)The United States invasion of Panama, codenamed Operation Just Cause, was the invasion of Panama by armed forces of the United States that deposed general, dictator and de facto Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega in December 1989, during the administration of U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
ii)Operation Desert Storm was the U.S. name of the air and land operations in the Gulf War or the Persian Gulf War (16 January 1991–28 February 1991) which was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations led and authorized by the United Nations (UN) in order to liberate Kuwait.
iii)Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for its military response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.OEF Afghanistan is wagered against the Taliban.
iv)Operation Iraqi Freedom is the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I), comprising forces from the United States, Britain, Australia, Denmark, and Poland, began on March 20, 2003. The invasion launched the Iraq War. U.S. President George W. Bush stated that the objective of the invasion was "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people.
iv)The al-Aqsa Intifada began in September 2000 . It is the second major wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis after 1967.Many Palestinians consider the Intifada to be a war of national liberation against foreign occupation, whereas many Israelis consider it to be a terrorist campaign.
v)Code-Name Operation Restore Hope:the United Nations intervention in Somalia was a United Nations–sanctioned United States military operation from 9 December 1992 to 4 May 1993. The operation planned to avert a growing humanitarian disaster in the increasingly lawless Republic of Somalia, which was suffering from severe famine, general chaos, and domination by a number of warlords following the collapse of Siad Barre's military government.
vi)Operation Anaconda is the code name for an operation in early March 2002 in which the United States military, along with allied Afghan military forces, attempted to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat