"The Apache is going to be the US Army's principal attack helicopter for the next 25 to 30 years. There's nothing right now that is on the books that's going to replace the Apache,” said Jessie Farrington, Boeing’s director of attack helicopter global sales and marketing.
"I think there's further work to do to improve the system. But we saw a lot of positive things as a test," the Army's top acquisition official said of IVAS, before separately noting a potential delay in a major future helicopter program contract.
GE arrives at Farnborough International Airshow with a military portfolio highlighted by progress testing next-generation engines and competitiveness with in-production engines.