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A British AgustaWestland Apache helicopter fires rockets at enemy insurgents in Afghanistan, June 2008.. An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications.
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter.A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.
Particaped in the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) competition. Lost to the YAH-64. 1975 Never 3 Boeing AH-64 Apache: Attack helicopter Boeing: Manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas after buyout of Hughes Helicopters. 1975 1984 1174 MD 500 Defender: Light multi-role helicopter MD Helicopters: Based on the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse light utility helicopter ...
The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne is an attack helicopter developed by Lockheed for the United States Army.It rose from the Army's Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS) program to field the service's first dedicated attack helicopter.
After acquiring Hughes Helicopters in 1984, McDonnell Douglas continued AH-64 production and development. The helicopter was introduced to U.S. Army service in April 1986. The advanced AH-64D Apache Longbow was delivered to the Army in March 1997. Production has been continued by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. As of March 2024, over 5,000 ...
The Bell AH-1Z Viper [3] is a twin-engine attack helicopter, based on the AH-1W SuperCobra, designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is one of the latest members of the prolific Bell Huey family. It is often called "Zulu Cobra", based on the military phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter.
Bell Helicopter 1969 1971 1,271+ Bell 309 KingCobra: Attack helicopter prototype Bell Helicopter 1971 (twin-engined)/1972 (single-engined) [17] N/A 2 [17] Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker: Armed gunship, counter-insurgency, utility transport Fairchild Aircraft Used in the Vietnam War by the USAF and RVNAF. [18] 1971 Unknown Unknown Northrop YA-9 ...
The Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter designed for the United States Army.Following decades of study and development, the RAH-66 program was cancelled in 2004 before mass production began, by which point nearly US$7 billion had been spent on the program.