Editing AgustaWestland Apache (section)

{{short description|Attack helicopter series of the British Army}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Apache AH1
| image = File:AH64D Longbow Apache - Duxford Autumn Airshow 2010 (modified).jpg
| caption = An Apache AH1 at the Duxford Autumn Airshow 2010
| alt = 
| type = [[Attack helicopter]]
| national_origin = {{Plainlist|
* United States
* United Kingdom
}}
| manufacturer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security|Boeing]]
* [[Westland Helicopters]]
* [[AgustaWestland]]
}}
| designer = 
| first_flight = September 1998
| introduction = 2004
| retired = 25 March 2024 (AH1)
| status = Retired (AH1)
| primary_user = [[British Army]]
| more_users = 
| produced = 1998–2004<ref name= 'Agusta 2'/>
| number_built = 67
| unit cost = £35 million<ref name= 'har ret'/>
| program cost = £4.1 billion<ref name='NAO 8'/>
| developed_from = [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow]]
| variants = 
}}

The '''AgustaWestland Apache''' is a [[Licensed production|licence-built]] version of the [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow]] [[attack helicopter]] for the [[British Army]] [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Air Corps]]. The first eight helicopters were built by [[Boeing Integrated Defense Systems|Boeing]]; the remaining 59 were assembled by [[Westland Helicopters]] (later [[AgustaWestland]]) at [[Yeovil]], [[Somerset]] in England from Boeing-supplied kits. Changes from the AH-64D include [[Rolls-Royce Turbomeca]] [[Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322|RTM322 engines]], a new electronic defensive aids suite and a folding blade mechanism allowing the British version to operate from ships. The helicopter was initially designated '''WAH-64''' by Westland Helicopters and was later [[British military aircraft designation systems|given the designation]] '''Apache AH Mk 1''' (also written as "Apache AH1") by the [[Ministry of Defence (UK)|Ministry of Defence]].

The Apache was a valued form of [[close air support]] in the conflict in [[Afghanistan]], being deployed to the region in 2006. Naval trials and temporary deployments at sea had proven the aircraft as an able platform to operate from the decks of ships, which was a unique application of the Apache amongst its operators. British Apaches also served in the NATO [[2011 military intervention in Libya]] operating from [[Royal Navy]] ships. 

The Apache AH1 was retired in 25 March 2024 and all models were remanufactured to the later [[Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E|AH-64E]] version.<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Army retires Apache AH1 attack helicopters, declares AH-64Es 'operationally ready' |url= https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/british-army-retires-apache-ah1-attack-helicopters-declares-ah-64es-operationally-ready|access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Janes.com |language=en}}</ref>