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Gunship Helicopters


Military Aviation | Helicopters

The helicopter was eventually armed to become a Gunship - a bridge between the dedicated attack helicopter and armed transport.

There are a total of [ 45 ] Gunship Helicopters entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. This listing also includes those base platforms that can be modified for the helicopter gunship role. Also consider our listing of fixed-wing gunships.




1
Picture of the Aerospatiale Alouette II
National Flag Graphic
1957
Aerospatiale Alouette II
Light Utility Helicopter
2
Picture of the Aerospatiale Alouette III
National Flag Graphic
1960
Aerospatiale Alouette III
Light Multirole Helicopter
3
Picture of the Aerospatiale SA342 Gazelle
National Flag Graphic
1973
Aerospatiale SA342 Gazelle
Lightweight Multi-Role Military / Civilian Helicopter
4
Picture of the Airbus Helicopters (MBB) Bo 105
National Flag Graphic
1970
Airbus Helicopters (MBB) Bo 105
Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)
5
Picture of the Airbus Helicopters AS532 (Super Puma / Cougar)
National Flag Graphic
1982
Airbus Helicopters AS532 (Super Puma / Cougar)
Multi-role Medium Lift Helicopter
6
Picture of the Airbus Helicopters AS565 Panther
National Flag Graphic
1985
Airbus Helicopters AS565 Panther
Multi-Purpose / Multi-Role Helicopter
7
Picture of the Airbus Helicopters H125 Fennec (AS550)
National Flag Graphic
1990
Airbus Helicopters H125 Fennec (AS550)
Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)
8
Picture of the Airbus Helicopters SA 330 Puma
National Flag Graphic
1969
Airbus Helicopters SA 330 Puma
Medium Transport / Assault Helicopter
9
Picture of the Bell CH-146 Griffon
National Flag Graphic
1995
Bell CH-146 Griffon
Multirole Utility Helicopter
10
Picture of the Bell Model 207 (Sioux Scout)
National Flag Graphic
1963
Bell Model 207 (Sioux Scout)
Light Armed Scout Helicopter Demonstrator
11
Picture of the Bell Model 212
National Flag Graphic
1968
Bell Model 212
Medium-Lift Utility / Transport Helicopter
12
Picture of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)
National Flag Graphic
1959
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)
Multi-Role / Utility / Attack / Transport Helicopter
13
Picture of the Bell UH-1B/C Huey Cobra / Frog
National Flag Graphic
1962
Bell UH-1B/C Huey Cobra / Frog
Gunship Helicopter
14
Picture of the Bell UH-1Y Venom (Super Huey)
National Flag Graphic
2009
Bell UH-1Y Venom (Super Huey)
Medium-Lift Utility / Transport Helicopter
15
Picture of the Bell V-280 Valor
National Flag Graphic
2020
Bell V-280 Valor
3rd Generation Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator
16
Picture of the CAIC Z-11
National Flag Graphic
1998
CAIC Z-11
Multirole Light Utility / Attack Helicopter
17
Picture of the HAL Dhruv (Polaris)
National Flag Graphic
2002
HAL Dhruv (Polaris)
Multirole Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter
18
Picture of the HAL Rudra (ALH-WSI)
National Flag Graphic
2012
HAL Rudra (ALH-WSI)
Gunship / Multirole Military Helicopter
19
Picture of the Harbin Z-20
National Flag Graphic
2018
Harbin Z-20
Multi-Mission Military Helicopter
20
Picture of the Harbin Z-5
National Flag Graphic
1965
Harbin Z-5
Transport / Utility Helicopter
21
Picture of the Harbin Z-9 (Haitun)
National Flag Graphic
1994
Harbin Z-9 (Haitun)
Medium-Lift Transport / Gunship Helicopter
22
Picture of the KAI / Airbus Helicopters Light Armed Helicopter (LAH)
National Flag Graphic
2023
KAI / Airbus Helicopters Light Armed Helicopter (LAH)
Gunship Platform / Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter
23
Picture of the KAI / Boeing KUS-VJ
National Flag Graphic
2027
KAI / Boeing KUS-VJ
Unmanned Attack Helicopter Gunship
24
Picture of the KAI KUH-1 Surion
National Flag Graphic
2013
KAI KUH-1 Surion
Medium-Lift Multi-Role Transport Helicopter
25
Picture of the Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101)
National Flag Graphic
1999
Leonardo AW101 Merlin (EH101)
Medium-Lift / Multirole Helicopter
26
Picture of the Leonardo AW109
National Flag Graphic
1976
Leonardo AW109
Multirole Military / Utility Helicopter
27
Picture of the Leonardo AW149
National Flag Graphic
2015
Leonardo AW149
Medium-Lift Multirole Helicopter
28
Picture of the Leonardo AW159 (Lynx / Super Lynx)
National Flag Graphic
1978
Leonardo AW159 (Lynx / Super Lynx)
Multimission / Multirole Military Helicopter
29
Picture of the Mil AH-2 Sabre (Mi-35M)
National Flag Graphic
2010
Mil AH-2 Sabre (Mi-35M)
Attack / Assault Gunship Helicopter
30
Picture of the Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H)
National Flag Graphic
1981
Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H)
Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter / Gunship
31
Picture of the Mil Mi-2 (Hoplite)
National Flag Graphic
1965
Mil Mi-2 (Hoplite)
Light Utility / Training Helicopter
32
Picture of the Mil Mi-24 (Hind)
National Flag Graphic
1973
Mil Mi-24 (Hind)
Armed Assault Gunship / Attack Helicopter
33
Picture of the Mil Mi-35 (Hind-E)
National Flag Graphic
2005
Mil Mi-35 (Hind-E)
All-Weather Heavy Assault Gunship / Attack Helicopter
34
Picture of the Mil Mi-4 (Hound)
National Flag Graphic
1953
Mil Mi-4 (Hound)
Multi-Mission / Utility Helicopter
35
Picture of the Mil Mi-8 (Hip)
National Flag Graphic
1967
Mil Mi-8 (Hip)
Multirole Medium-Lift Helicopter
36
Picture of the Piasecki H-21 Workhorse
National Flag Graphic
1953
Piasecki H-21 Workhorse
Cargo /Passenger Transport Tandem-Rotor Helicopter
37
Picture of the PZL W-3 Sokol
National Flag Graphic
1985
PZL W-3 Sokol
Multi-role Military / Civilian Utility Helicopter
38
Picture of the Sikorsky (Lockheed) Armed Black Hawk
National Flag Graphic
2017
Sikorsky (Lockheed) Armed Black Hawk
Helicopter Upgrade Package
39
Picture of the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
National Flag Graphic
1950
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
Multi-Purpose / Multi-Role Transport Utility Helicopter
40
Picture of the Sikorsky H-34 / CH-34 Choctaw
National Flag Graphic
1954
Sikorsky H-34 / CH-34 Choctaw
Transport / Close-Support Helicopter
41
Picture of the Sikorsky MH-60L DAP (Direct-Action Penetrator)
National Flag Graphic
1990
Sikorsky MH-60L DAP (Direct-Action Penetrator)
Special Forces Gunship Helicopter
42
Picture of the Sikorsky MH-60L/UH-60L (Razors Edge/Super 68)
National Flag Graphic
1990
Sikorsky MH-60L/UH-60L (Razors Edge/Super 68)
Special Forces Direct-Action Penetrator (DAP) Helicopter
43
Picture of the Sikorsky S-76
National Flag Graphic
1977
Sikorsky S-76
Medium-Lift Multirole Helicopter
44
Picture of the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
National Flag Graphic
1961
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Ship-based Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopter
45
Picture of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
National Flag Graphic
1979
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Medium-Lift, Multi-Mission Helicopter
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