Attack Helicopters

AH-1W / AH-1Z Super Cobra
AH-1Z completes its first test flight 7th December 2000.	The Super-Cobra AH-1W is the United States Marine's attack helicopter.	2 Super Cobra AH-1W Attack Helicopters.
The H-1 program upgrades the US Marine Corps fleet of AH-1W Super-Cobra and the 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 Super Cobra 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
An AH-64 Apache Longbow armed with 16 Hellfire missiles, eight under each wing.	The AH-64D 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.	AH-64 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 AH-64 Longbow Apaches are equipped with CRV7 70mm rocket systems.

ARH-70A ARAPAHO
The Bell ARH-70A armed reconnaissance helicopter.	368 ARH-70A armed reconnaissance helicopters were required for the US Army but the programme was terminated in October 2008.	The ARH-70A armed reconnaissance helicopters were to replace the Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warriors, which have been in operation since the mid 1980s.
The ARH is a militarised version of the proven Bell 407 helicopter, with a more powerful Honeywell HTS900 turboshaft engine rated at 723kW.	The helicopter can be armed with a variety of weapons to suit mission requirements, including AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GAU-19 (12.75mm) Gatling gun pods, Hydra 70 air-to-ground rockets and up to seven 2.75in guided or unguided rockets.	Rockwell Collins is responsible for the ARH avionics suite, the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS), also being fitted on US Army Special Operations, CH-47F and UH-60M helicopters.
The ARH-70 can be equipped for light reconnaissance, light attack and insertion operations and is capable of day and night operations.

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.

Ka-50 Black Shark
Ka-50 attack helicopter.	Ka-50 is fitted with four underwing suspension units and wingtip countermeasures pods.	The Ka-50 entered service in the Russian Army in 1995.
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.
It can be equipped with up to 12 Vikhr laser beam-riding anti-tank missiles.	The Ka-52 the two-seater version of the Ka-50.

Mi-28A/N Havoc
The Mi-28 combat helicopter is known by the NATO codename Havoc.	The mission is to destroy armoured and unarmored combat material, 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 it's systems and sensors installed.	Mi-28 is equipped with a turreted 30 mm cannon, the 2A42.	The g-loading of the Mi-28N exceeds 3g.
Guidance for missiles is provided by the Albalet Millimetric-wave radar.

OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
Two Kiowa Warrior helicopters on patrol.	The Kiowa Warrior helicopter firing a Hydra 70 rocket.	Image shows 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 multi-function 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 sign times quieter than the Longbow Apache.
Comanche in desert livery.	Comanche 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 South African Air Force has already allocated $137m for Rooivalk Attack Helicopter production.
The two centrally-mounted Multi-function Displays (MFDs) and Compact Display Unit (CDU) on the left hand side.

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.	Tiger Helicopter on exercise.	The Tiger helicopter is being developed in multi-role and combat support variants.
Prototype PT1 in escort/combat support version "Gerfaut" for the French Army.

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