attack helicopter


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attack helicopter

A helicopter specifically designed to employ various weapons to attack and destroy enemy targets.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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In light of a possible procurement of Russian submarines, the United States is now offering the Philippines its Lockheed Martin F-16 multi-role fighters and attack helicopters.
Both the RAF Chinook and Army Apache attack helicopters flew over Greater Manchester on Wednesday afternoon.
The donation of two Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters to beef up the Philippines' military capability was tackled during the President's meeting with the King.
Caption: An AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter provides air support to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) during a simulated straits transit.
Asked if the helicopters include armaments, Lorenzana explained the Black Hawk is actually not an attack helicopter but a combat utility and transport aircraft.
The 'Zulu Cobra' is a twin-engine attack helicopter developed for the US Marine Corps and features a four-blade, bearingless, composite main rotor system, uprated transmission, and a new target sighting system.
class="MsoNormalMAIDEN FLIGHT class="MsoNormalThe AH-1F Cobra was the backbone of the United States Army's attack helicopter fleet until the late 1990s when it was replaced by the more lethal AH-64 Apache.
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Turkish Aerospace Industries, Temel KOTIL told reporter that T-129 was a light weight attack helicopter equipped with missiles and guns.
Caption: An AH-1Z Viper from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 helicopter flies past Mount Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, last March.
THE Indian Army is planning to pitch for acquiring a fleet of lethal Apache attack helicopters in a key meeting with Defence Minister Arun Jailtley scheduled this weekend.
Army and the international client were given to pay off the debt, but Boeing insisted the re-manufactured attack helicopters came at an "affordable price."