Israel upgrades Apache helicopters after U.S. blocked their modernization

◼ Israel, despite opposition from the Obama administration, has managed to upgrade its fleet of attack helicopters. - World Tribune

Military sources said the Israel Air Force has overseen a project to modernize its AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters.

...The upgrade has been developed amid the U.S. refusal to modernize Israel’s Apache fleet, employed in attacks on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

The sources said the administration of President Barack Obama blocked Israeli efforts to modernize the Apaches or purchase new helicopters from Boeing.