The AH-64 was named the Apache in late 1981, keeping with the Army's traditional use of American Indian tribal names for its helicopters and it was approved for full-scale production in 1982.
O AH-64 foi chamado Apache a finais de 1981, mantendo a tradición do Exército de nomear aos seus helicópteros como tribos nativas americanas, e a súa produción a gran escala foi aprobada en 1982.