new most dangerous helicopter has been tested
emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence hypersonics machine learning
nanotechnology and robotics are expected to revolutionize the battlefields of the future
the complexity of modern warfare is also pushing the u.s military to see how technology can advance
familiar assets such as helicopters so they do things previously unimaginable
helicopters proved indispensable during the vietnam war for their ability to hover
and maneuver vertically in dense jungle environments they've continued to play
a crucial role in missions ranging from combat search and rescue and air assault to medevac in
reconnaissance the missions and threats of today and the future are different for example the need
to penetrate beyond the reach of coalition forces in the iraqi desert and supply ground forces
one m124 helicopter the mil mi-24 is a large helicopter gunship attack helicopter and
low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers it's produced by mill moscow helicopter
plant and has been operated since 1972 by the soviet air force and its successors along with
48 other nations during the early 1960s it became apparent to soviet designer mikhail mill that the
trend towards ever increasing battlefield mobility would result in the creation of flying infantry
fighting vehicles which could be used to perform both fire support and infantry transport missions
the first expression of this concept was a mock-up unveiled in 1966 in the experimental shop of the
ministry of aircraft's factory number 329 where mill was head designer mill engineers prepared
two basic designs a seven ton single engine design and a ten and a half ton twin engine design both
based on the 1700 horsepower izatov tv3 177a turbo shaft the development and use of gunships
and attack helicopters by the u.s army during the vietnam war convinced the soviets of the
advantages of armed helicopter ground support and fostered support for the development of the mi24
two ca icw z10 the caic z10 is a chinese medium attack helicopter developed for the people's
liberation army ground force it's designed primarily for anti-tank warfare missions but
as secondary air-to-air combat capability as well initiated by chief designer wu ximing the project
had early russian involvement with kamav design bureau of russia under a contract with the chinese
government but the collaboration was abruptly stopped due to fundamental design philosophy
disagreements the chinese designers and their customer the pla general armaments department
preferred a lighter weight more agile airframe with less emphasis on armor the helicopter was
further developed by shanghai aircraft industries corporation ca ic and locally manufactured
in 1979 the chinese military studied the problem of countering large armor formations
it concluded that the best conventional solution was to use attack helicopters eight aerospace al
gazelle armed with euro missile hot were procured for evaluation by the mid 80s the chinese decided
a dedicated attack helicopter was required at the time they used civilian helicopters converted for
the military these were no longer adequate in the attack role and suitable only as scouts
following this china elevated the augusta a129 mangusta and in 1988 secured an agreement with
the united states to purchase ah1 cobras and a license to produce bgm 71 tow missiles the
latter was canceled following the tiananmen square protests of 1989 and the resulting arms embargo
the united technologies corporation unlawfully transported and provided u.s military technology
into this program an effort to maintain profits they conspired to cover up these facts they
were found guilty of these charges in june 2012. several of the charges were deferred agitations
in 1998 the 602nd research institute proposed to either separate the armed helicopter program
from the medium helicopter program or devote all resources to the armed helicopter program
the 600 second research institute called its proposed armed helicopter design the wz-10
3. mill mi-28 helicopter the mill mi-28 is a russian all-weather day-night military tandem
two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter it's an attack helicopter with no intended secondary
transport capability better optimized than the mil mi24 gunship for the roll it carries a single
gun in an under-nosed barbette plus external loads carried on pylons beneath stub wings the mi-28 is
a new generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner
for the mi 24 hind and ka-50 hokum the five-blade main rotor is mounted above the body mid-section
short wide tapered weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of the body mid section
two turboshaft engines and pods are mounted alongside the top of the fuselage with downturned
exhausts the fuselage is slender and tapers to with a tail boom and nose it features tandem
stepped cockpits a cannon mounted beneath the belly and a non-retractable tricycle tailwheel
type landing gear due to the energy-absorbing landing gear and seats the crew can survive a
vertical fall of up to 12 meters per second the helicopter design is based on the conventional pod
and boom configuration with a tail rotor the main rotor head has elastomeric bearings and the main
rotor blades are made from composite materials the tail rotor is designed on a biplane configuration
with independently controlled x-shaped blades a new design of all plastic rotor blades which can
sustain 30 millimeter shells is installed on the mi-28n night attack variant 4. bell ah-1z viper
the bell ah-1z viper is an american twin-engine attack helicopter based on the ah-1w supercobra
that was developed for the united states marine corps as part of the h-1 upgrade program the
ah-1z features a four-blade bearing-less composite main rotor system uprated transmission and a new
target sighting system the ah-1z one of the latest members of the prolific bell huey family is also
called zulu cobra based on the military phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter
the ah1z's bearingless hingeless rotor system has 75 percent fewer parts than that of four-bladed
articulated systems the blades are made of composites which have an increased ballistic
survivability and there's a semi-automatic folding system for storage board amphibious assault ships
the ah-1z incorporates new rotor technology with upgraded military avionics
weapon systems and electro-optical sensors in an integrated weapons platform it's improved
survivability and can find targets at longer ranges and attack them with precision weapons
5. ka-52 alligator attack helicopter ka-52 alligator is an all-weather attack helicopter
operated by the russian air force developed by kamov design bureau part of russian helicopters
ka-52 is a twin-seat variant of the ka-50 attack helicopter the first ka-52 helicopter was rolled
out in december 1996. the helicopter completed its first flight in june 1997. the serial production
of ka-52 began in 2008 at progress arseniev aviation plant in the primory region of russia
russia plans to equip its proposed mistral-class amphibious assault ships with ka-52k helicopters
ka-52k is a naval variant of the ka-52 alligator the ka-52 helicopter can destroy enemy armored and
unarmored ground targets low speed aerial targets and personnel at the front line
and in tactical depth it's also deployed as a surveillance platform and aerial command post for
a group of attack helicopters ka-52 incorporates a slightly modified design of the ka50 helicopter
the helicopter features a wider nose and an extended fuselage due to its twin seat cockpit
the ka-52 helicopter is fitted with a mast mounted ray dome housing a fazotron fh zero
one millimeter wave radar mmw radar with two antennas for aerial and ground targets
the ka-52 helicopter is fitted with a mass mounted radome housing a phasotron fh 01 millimeter wave
radar mmw radar with two antennas for aerial and ground targets the countermeasures are
supported by active ir and electronic jammers radar warning receiver laser detection system
ir missile approach warning sensor and uv 26 flare slash shaft dispensers and wingtip fairings
6. ah-64d apache helicopter the boeing ah-64 apache is an american twin turboshaft attack
helicopter with a tail wheel type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two
it features a nose mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems
the apache began as the model 77 developed by hughes helicopters for the united states army's
advanced attack helicopter program to replace the ah-1 cobra the u.s army selected the yah-64
over the bell yah-63 in 1976 and later approved full production in 1982. after purchasing hughes
helicopters in 1984 mcdonnell douglas continued ah-64 production and development the helicopter
was introduced to the u.s army service in april 1986. u.s army engagement training is performed
under the aerial weapon scoring system integration with longbow apache tactical engagement simulation
system using live 30 millimeter and rocket ammunition as well as simulated hellfire missiles
the us army is the primary operator of the ah-64 it's also become the primary attack helicopter of
multiple nations including greece japan israel the netherlands singapore and the united arab
emirates the ah-64 apache has a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor the crew sits
in tandem with the pilot sitting behind and above the co-pilot slash gunner both crew members are
capable of flying the aircraft and performing methods of weapon engagements independently
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 due to their heavy armament they're sometimes called helicopter gunships
attack helicopters can use weapons including auto cannons machine guns
rockets and anti-tank missiles such as the agm-114 hellfire some attack helicopters are
also capable of carrying air-to-air missiles a modern attack helicopter has two primary roles
first to provide direct and accurate close air support for ground troops and second the anti-tank
role to destroy grouped enemy armor attack helicopters are also used as protective escort for
transport helicopters or to supplement lighter helicopters in the armed reconnaissance rolls
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