The Apache is a twin-engined army attack helicopter.The US Army has more than 800 Apaches in service(在服役中) and more than 1,000 have been exported.The Apache was first used in combat (戰(zhàn)斗) in 1989 in the US military action in Panama.
The AH-64D Longbow is fitted1 with the Longbow millimeter(毫米) wave fire control radar and 16 Longbow Hellfire missiles.An advantage of millimeter wave is that it performs under poor visibility2 conditions and is less sensitive3 to ground clutter(雜亂回波).
The Longbow Apache can effect4 an attack in thirty seconds. The processors(計(jì)算機(jī)) determine the location,speed and direction of travel of a maximum of 256 targets.Lockheed Martin has developed a new targeting and night vision system for the Apaches,using second-generation long- wave infrared(紅外線的) sensors(傳感器,探測(cè)設(shè)備) with improved range resolution (距離分辨能力). The new system is called Arrowhead.Arrowhead entered production in December 2003 and is planned to enter service with the US Army in 2005. All US Army Apaches are to be equipped with Arrowhead by 2009.
阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)是一種雙引擎軍用攻擊型直升飛機(jī)。美軍中有800多架阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)在服役,還有1000多架已出口國(guó)外。阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)的首次戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)應(yīng)用是在1989年美國(guó)對(duì)巴拿馬的軍事行動(dòng)中。
AH-64D長(zhǎng)弓阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)裝備了“長(zhǎng)弓”毫米波火控雷達(dá)和16枚“長(zhǎng)弓地獄之火”導(dǎo)彈。毫米波有個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)是它可以在低能見(jiàn)度的情況下執(zhí)行任務(wù),受來(lái)自地面的雜亂回波干擾較小。
長(zhǎng)弓阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)能在30秒內(nèi)完成一次攻擊,其計(jì)算機(jī)最多可確定256個(gè)目標(biāo)的方位、速度和運(yùn)動(dòng)方向。洛克希德·馬丁公司已經(jīng)為阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)研制了一套新的目標(biāo)鎖定和夜視系統(tǒng),它使用的是提高了距離分辨能力的第二代長(zhǎng)波紅外線感應(yīng)器。該新系統(tǒng)被稱為“箭頭”。“箭頭”于2003年12月投入生產(chǎn),并計(jì)劃于2005年在美軍中投入使用。美軍所有的阿帕奇直升飛機(jī)在2009年以前都將安裝“箭頭”系統(tǒng)。
注釋:
1.fit vt.給…安裝配件,對(duì)…提供設(shè)備
2. visibility n.可見(jiàn)度,能見(jiàn)度
3.sensitive adj.敏感的(常與to搭配)
4.effect vt.實(shí)現(xiàn),完成