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Longbow Upgrades for Mesa-made copter of choice mean better protection for pilots and ground troops W riting by :: Don RODRIGUEZ Photogr aph y by :: Bob Ferguson, Mike Goettings
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Apache
ou’ve no doubt heard y that ad campaign with the message, “We don’t make X, we make it better.” The makers of the AH-64D Apache will tell you the same. But with the pending rollout of the military helicopter’s next major upgrade, pilots will be glad to know The Boeing Co. has molded the products of its supplier into a war machine that is even faster with improved performance and onboard technology.