US Army Grounds All AH-64 Apache Helicopter Training After Fatal Crash
The US Army announced on the 14th that it has suspended all AH-64 Apache helicopter training missions following a crash that killed two soldiers. Army leadership ordered the grounding, which will remain in effect until investigators gain a deeper understanding of the accident's root cause. The decision halts Apache training operations across the service pending further review.
The US Army said in a statement on the 14th that it has decided to suspend all Apache helicopter training missions after an Apache military helicopter crashed, killing two soldiers. The statement said Army leadership has ordered the suspension of AH-64 Apache helicopter training, and the grounding order will remain in effect until there is a deeper understanding of the root cause of the accident.
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