Profile
- Type
- Attack helicopter
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- United States
Aircraft & UAVs
AH-64A Peten attack helicopter
The AH-64A Peten is the Israeli Air Force's Apache attack helicopter, a twin-seat strike platform built around the Apache airframe and used for close support and precision attacks. During the Israel-Hamas War, 190 Squadron Peten crews were part of the October 7 response missions, showing the older AH-64A remained in active combat use.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- McDonnell Douglas
- Built in
- United States
Service History
- Used by
- Israeli Air Force
Production History
- Built by
- McDonnell Douglas
- Built in
- United States
Specifications
- Crew
- 2
- Length
- 48.2 feet (14.7 meters)
- Rotor diameter
- 48 feet (14.6 meters)
- Maximum operating weight
- 23,000 pounds (10,433 kilograms)
- Maximum level flight speed
- 150+ knots (279+ kph)
- Ordnance
- 16 HELLFIRE missiles, 76 2.75-inch rockets, and 1,200 30 mm chain gun rounds
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Close air support and strike
Used by the Israeli Air Force in the Israel-Hamas War for strike sorties over Gaza; Reuters documented an Apache firing a rocket over Gaza on November 20, 2023.
AH-64A Peten attack helicopter Images
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Boeing Founders and ExecutivesPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports Apache lineage, including Hughes Helicopters' acquisition by McDonnell Douglas in 1984 and Boeing's heritage stewardship of the AH-64 program. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Boeing AH-64 ApachePublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports baseline Apache specifications and current Boeing program background, including crew, dimensions, speed, and ordnance. | Accessed: 2026-06-20IAF Behind the ApachePublisher: Israeli Air Force | Note: Supports the Israeli Air Force's AH-64A Peten identity and background, including its attack role and laser-guided munitions. | Accessed: 2026-06-20TWZ October 7 Apache missionsPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Israel-Hamas War: used by 190 Squadron's AH-64A Peten crews during the October 7, 2023 response missions described in the article. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia AH-64Ai Peten 2017Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for the CC BY-SA 4.0 photo 'IAF AH-64Ai Apache "Peten" attack helicopter of the Israeli Air Force, Independence Day 2017'. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Hatzerim 2013 PetenPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for the 'Israeli Air Force Squadron 190 AH-64A Peten' photo, credited to Oren Rozen. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia AH-64Apache003Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for the 'IAF AH-64 Apache Peten' photo, credited to MathKnight. | Accessed: 2026-06-20