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A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.

A specialized DEA and Army task force faces total annihilation when a cartel leader retaliates with a lethal, high-tech Scorpion helicopter. This nineties action flick pits rugged pilots against airborne hardware that turns every mountain assault into a frantic fight for survival.

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