UPDATED - The Apache Helicopter – Sustaining a UK Attack Capability

Date: Thursday 14 May 2020

Time: 19:30 - 21:00

Location: 

Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
16-18 Queen Square
Bath
Somerset
BA1 2HN
United Kingdom

Email: 

meetings@rmets.org

Please be aware this meeting has now been cancelled due to COVID-19. Please keep updated on our event website.

SPEAKER| Stephen Collins, former civil servant, reviewer of major programmes for the Office of Government Commerce

ABSTRACT| The Apache AH-64 Longbow is considered the best attack helicopter in the world. Highly desired by the British Army and more expensive than rival bids, this multibillion-pound procurement option was chosen in 1995 amidst conflicting political considerations yet in 2012 it faced redundancy. Explore the pros and cons of keeping this formidable helicopter, the governance applied to these multibillion-pound decisions and current thinking about the future of the Apache fleet.