Army Says AH-64E Apache Helicopters Grounded Due To Transmission Problems

By Jen Judson / December 19, 2013 at 2:04 PM
The Army has grounded its fleet of AH-64E Apache helicopters due to a transmission problem, and the service is working to determine the cause of the issue, according to an Army spokesman. "A Safety of Flight (SOF) was issued on December 13, 2013, grounding the AH-64E fleet due to an incident at Joint Base Lewis McChord involving the Main Transmission," Army spokesman Lt. Col. Don Peters told InsideDefense.com in a Dec. 18 statement. "Currently, the AH-64 team is working...

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