usmcobra - When I saw your first post I thought you might be a Marine Cobra driver, but then I checked your profile and know where you got the name. I wonder, you claim the Marines are at the cutting edge of technology, yet they don’t have any AH-64 Longbows, do they?
AH-1Z will do everything the Apache will for less money.
Additionally The Z or Viper will be able to do something that Apaches don't do, It will be armed with Sidewinders as well as everything you can mount on an AH-64D Long Bow except for the 30mm.
And they are fully carrier capable.