Harry recently spent 20 weeks in Afghanistan as co-pilot gunner on an Apache attack helicopter.
F15 and F16 aircrafts were there, as well as an Apache Attack Helicopter.
Harry has just completed a 20-week tour of Afghan duty, including time as a co-pilot gunner in an Apache attack helicopter.
It agreed to the dispatch of 24 Apache attack helicopters to neighbouring Albania, along with a contingent of 2, 000 support troops.
More than 50 Apache attack helicopters, Black Hawks and Chinooks and a dozen Air Force planes joined 1, 500 troops on the ground north of Baghdad.
Designed to complement Boeing's Apache attack helicopter, the lesser-armed Comanche will operate up to four unmanned drones that fly ahead to scout for enemy targets.
And the modernisation plans comes as the UK is increasing its ability to deploy forces abroad, with six new roll-on, roll-off ferries, and the leasing of four giant C-17 cargo planes, leased from the Americans, which can carry Apache attack helicopters or Chinooks around the world.
"We were able through Nato to stand up with command and control, we were able to get our assets moving very quickly, we were more than capable within the limitations we had to get our air power projected... to ensure that we had Typhoon and Tornado performing very effectively, of course very recently adding in our Apache attack helicopters, " he said.
Mr. Antony said also three companies had responded to the request for proposal for the attack helicopter contract, of which only the Apache cleared the final field evaluation trials.
On July 31, the crew of a U.S. Apache helicopter was successfully evacuated when it was forced to land after coming under attack from ground fire.
应用推荐