US Army Apache Helicopters Down Three Drones on Sentinel Radar Cues in Skyfall II

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters shot down three unmanned targets during the Skyfall II exercise at Grafenwöhr, Germany, on October 6, 2026. The aircraft received target information from an AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel A4 air-defense radar through Army command elements before engaging Griffon Aerospace Outlaw drones with their 30 mm M230 chain guns. The trial brought together air-defense personnel and an aviation unit to examine radar-supported targeting against small aerial threats under controlled training conditions. The three confirmed kills were exercise engagements rather than combat interceptions, and the precise communications implementation and ammunition configuration were not publicly specified.