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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2-159th Attack Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, tested the AH-64E Apache Guardian’s effectiveness in counter-drone engagements during Operation Skyfall at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 18, 2026. Operation Skyfall is a training exercise designed to advance the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative by demonstrating the counter-unmanned aerial systems capabilities of the AH-64E Apache.
U.S. Army video by CPL Grant Hockley
Runtime: 00:04:44
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Drone deployers stage at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(00:04) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(00:13) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(00:21) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian engages a drone over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(01:09) – Drone deployers stage at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(01:14) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(01:18) – A drone flies over Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(01:39) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:16) – Drone deployers stage at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:22) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:27) – A drone flies over Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:32) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:36) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian engages a drone over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(02:50) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(03:13) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian engages a drone over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(03:36) – Drone deployers stage at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(03:43) – An AH-64E Apache Guardian flies over the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
(03:51) – AH-64E Apache Guardians stage at the forward armament and refueling point.
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2026 08:57 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1000331 |
| VIRIN: | 260319-A-GH759-2970 |
| Filename: | DOD_111586125 |
| Length: | 00:04:44 |
| Location: | DE |
| Downloads: | 10 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 10 |
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