| AH-1W/AH-1Z Super Cobra | ||
AH-1Z completes its first test flight on 7 December 2000. |
The Super Cobra AH-1W is the United States Marines' attack helicopter. |
Two Super Cobra AH-1W attack helicopters. |
The H-1 program upgrades the US Marine Corps' fleet of AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N utility helicopters. |
Super Cobra firing the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile. |
Super Cobra firing the laser-guided AGM-114 Hellfire missile. |
AH-1W SuperCobra is amongst the world's most versatile attack helicopters. |
A new glass cockpit has been developed for the Super Cobra. |
A Super Cobra AH-1F armed with TOW missiles. |
| AH-64A/D Apache Attack Helicopter | ||
An Apache Longbow armed with 16 Hellfire missiles, eight under each wing. |
The Apache has been designed for high survivability in combat. |
The M230 provides a fire rate of 625 rounds per minute. |
The AH-64D Longbow Apache entered service with the 1st Battalion of the 227th Aviation Regiment in October 1998. |
Apache firing one of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as Hydra, 70mm rockets. |
Near real-time situational awareness schematic. |
The AD-64D Apache Longbow is the most lethal, survivable, deployable and maintainable multimission helicopter in the world. |
British Army Longbow Apaches are equipped with CRV7 70mm rocket systems. |
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| AW129 | ||
The AW129 multi-role combat helicopter is the latest variant of the Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) helicopter. |
The Mangusta has been successfully deployed in Somalia, Angola and Kosovo. |
The AW129 is able to fire different types of point-target missiles and area-target rockets. |
The Italian Army has 45 Mangusta helicopters which are being upgraded to the multi-role configuration. |
The helicopter is also transportable by sea and is ship operational. |
The five-bladed AW129 has more powerful engines than the four-bladed Mangusta. |
The HIRNS includes a mini FLIR. |
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| Ka-50 Black Shark | ||
Ka-50 attack helicopter. |
Ka-50 has small mid-mounted wings, fitted with four underwing suspension units and wingtip countermeasures pods. |
A Ka-50 Black Shark escorting an Mi-24 helicopter. |
Ka-50 Black Shark attack helicopter on patrol. |
The coaxial rotor design provides a hovering ceiling of 4,000m. |
Maximum combat weapon load of 2t is selected according to combat mission. |
The single-seater Ka-50 Black Shark (shown) has led to the two-seater Alligator combat helicopter. |
The Ka-52, the two-seater version of the Ka-50. |
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| Mi-24P (Mi-25 and Mi-35) Hind | ||
The Mi-24 attack / transport helicopter. |
Over 2,500 Mi-24 helicopters have been produced. |
The cockpit of the Mi-24P. |
The helicopter has six suspension weapon units on the wingtips. |
Mi-24P line drawings. |
The Shturm anti-tank missile system. |
The Ataka anti-tank guided missile. |
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| Mi-28A/N Havoc | ||
The Mi-28 combat helicopter is known by the NATO codename Havoc. |
The mission is to destroy armoured and unarmoured combat materiel, low and slow airborne vehicles, and other targets. |
The Mi-28N can be armed with air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, rockets, and podded guns. |
The Mi-28N helicopter on show, with both its systems and sensors installed. |
Mi-28 is equipped with a turreted 30mm cannon, the 2A42. |
The g-loading of the Mi-28N exceeds 3g. |
Guidance for missiles is provided by the Albalet millimetric-wave radar. |
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| OH-58D Kiowa Warrior | ||
Two Kiowa Warrior helicopters on patrol. |
The Kiowa Warrior helicopter firing a Hydra 70 rocket. |
The two universal quick-change weapons pylons. |
The mast-mounted sight from Boeing situated above the rotor blades enables the Kiowa Warrior to operate by day and night. |
The primary multifunction displays provide situation and navigation information, communications control, and the mast-mounted sight video. |
Schematic showing the helicopter's main component suppliers. |
| RAH-66 Comanche | ||
The Comanche RAH-66 reconnaissance and attack helicopter. |
The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche. |
Comanche on exercise. |
The Comanche is equipped with a stowable, three-barrel, 20mm Gatling gun from General Electric. |
The missiles are mounted on the weapon bay doors, which open sideways. |
The RAH-66 Comanche is almost four times less easy to observe and six times quieter than the Longbow Apache. |
Comanche in desert livery. |
Cockpit interior. |
All Comanche maintenance areas are easily accessible without the use of ladders or stands. |
| Rooivalk | ||
The Rooivalk combat helicopter carries a comprehensive range of weaponry selected for the mission requirement. |
The Rooivalk is a two-seat, missile-armed attack helicopter from the Denel Aviation Division. |
Rooivalk firing a Kentron Mokopa anti-tank missile. |
Target detection, acquisition and tracking are carried out using the nose-mounted stabilised sight, TDATS. |
The Rooivalk attack helicopter supports a diverse range of weaponry, including missiles, rockets, cannon and machine guns. |
The first Rooivalk entered service with the South African Air Force in 1999. |
The two centrally mounted multifunction displays (MFDs) and compact display unit (CDU) on the left-hand side. |
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| Tiger | ||
The Tiger helicopter. |
EADS Defence Electronics is supplying the EWS electronic warfare suite for the Tiger. |
Tiger helicopter missions will be managed via Eurogrid, a digital map system. |
Mistral (left) and Stinger (right) air-to-air missiles. |
The Tiger helicopter on exercise. |
The Tiger helicopter is being developed in two configurations: a multi-role helicopter and a combat support helicopter. |
Prototype PT1 in escort/combat support version 'Gerfaut' for the French Army. |
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