U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters Destroy Drones With Targeting Data From Ground Air Defenses

US Army AH-64 Apache crews destroyed three MQM-170 Outlaw target drones during the Skyfall II exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany, on October 6, 2026. The helicopters received targeting information from ground-based AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radars operated by an air-defense artillery unit and engaged the airborne targets with their 30-millimeter cannons. The trial evaluated the transfer of detection and tracking data between land-based air-defense sensors and attack helicopters for counter-drone missions. It demonstrated a combined-arms engagement under exercise conditions, not the interception of enemy aircraft during an operational mission or a new stand-alone Apache weapon program.