Best Attack Helicopter

The Bell AH-1Z Viper is the ultimate evolution of the iconic HueyCobra lineage, developed specifically for the U.S. Marine Corps. It shares over 85% commonality with the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter...

The Z-10 is the first Chinese dedicated attack helicopter. It has been designed with extensive technical assistance from Eurocopter and Agusta. Other sources claim that development of this attack heli...

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is an Indian multi-role attack helicopter designed and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The LCH has been ordered by the Indian Air Force (...

The Mil Mi-28NM is the latest and most advanced iteration of the 'Havoc,' a dedicated attack helicopter designed from the ground up for survivability and lethality. Often compared directly to the Apac...

The Mi-24 Hind is a two-engine attack helicopter designed for close air support of ground forces against armoured targets, and for transport of personnel. It has a classic design with a five-bladed m...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) 'Prachand' is India's indigenously developed dedicated attack helicopter, designed explicitly for high-altitude warfare in the Him...

The TAI T129 ATAK is a Turkish-modified and manufactured version of the AgustaWestland A129 Mangusta, optimized for hot-and-high performance and equipped with Turkish avionics and weapons. It serves a...

The Mil Mi-35M is the modernized export version of the legendary Mi-24 'Hind,' a unique 'flying infantry fighting vehicle' that combines heavy attack capability with an ability to carry up to 8 troops...

The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T929 ATAK 2 is an ambitious, indigenously developed heavy attack helicopter currently in development. Building on the success of the lighter T129 ATAK, the T929...

The Airbus Tiger (formerly Eurocopter Tiger) is a twin-engine, four-blade attack helicopter developed jointly by France and Germany. It serves as a dedicated armed reconnaissance and anti-tank platfor...

The Kamov Ka-52M 'Alligator' is a heavily upgraded, all-weather variant of Russia's unique coaxial-rotor attack helicopter. Its most distinctive characteristic is the Kamov coaxial main rotor system,...

The A129 Mangusta was the first dedicated attack helicopter to be produced in Western Europe. First helicopters were delivered to the Italian Army in 1990. Production of Mangusta was stopped in 1992 d...

The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite...

An updated version of Bell’s classic Cobra, this attack helicopter was developed toward the end of the Vietnam War. They saw use in the invasion of Grenada, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War, where dozen...

The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of...

The Harbin Z-19, also called WZ-19, is a Chinese light reconnaissance/attack helicopter developed by Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the...

The Mi-28 (Western reporting name Havoc) is a Russian attack helicopter. The first prototype made its first flight in 1982. Three more prototypes were built. Two of theme were completed to improved Mi...

The Atlas (now Denel) Rooivalk (red kestrel) is the first operational result of a development programme launched in South Africa 1981 for an indigenous attack helicopter. The programme initially invol...

The 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 att...