AH-64A Peten attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe AH-64A Peten is the Israeli Air Force's Apache attack helicopter, a twin-seat strike platform built around the Apache airframe and used for close support and precision attacks. During the Israel-Hamas War, 190 Squadron Peten crews were part of the October 7 response missions, showing the older AH-64A remained in active combat use.Tag archive
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AH-64A Peten attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe AH-64A Peten is the Israeli Air Force's Apache attack helicopter, a twin-seat strike platform built around the Apache airframe and used for close support and precision attacks. During the Israel-Hamas War, 190 Squadron Peten crews were part of the October 7 response missions, showing the older AH-64A remained in active combat use.
Mi-24/Mi-35Attack helicopter and armed assault transportSide: Ukraine / Russia / Syrian government and allies / Malian government and international forces / AzerbaijanBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind family combines an armored attack helicopter with limited troop-carrying capacity, giving operators a platform for close air support, anti-armor fires, and armed escort. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine has used legacy and donated Mi-24V/Mi-35 airframes for low-level rocket attacks and adapted some Hinds to carry Western unguided rockets.
Mi-2Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopterSide: Azerbaijan / Armenia / ArtsakhBuilt: WSK PZL-Swidnik / PolandThe Mi-2, NATO reporting name Hoplite, is a Soviet-designed light utility helicopter produced in Poland by PZL-Swidnik. In the Nagorno-Karabakh military-balance context it appears as a small light utility and training helicopter in Azerbaijani and Armenian inventories, not as a documented strike platform.
Mi-8/Mi-17Medium twin-turbine utility transport helicopterSide: Ukraine / Syrian government and allies / AzerbaijanBuilt: Kazan Helicopters / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / RussiaThe Mi-8/Mi-17 is a Soviet-designed medium utility helicopter family used for troop lift, cargo transport, evacuation, search-and-rescue, and armed support roles. Its large production run, 4,000 kg payload class, and widespread operator base make it one of the defining rotary-wing platforms in the Russia-Ukraine War, where Ukraine operates legacy and donor-supplied Mi-17 aircraft.
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopterMulti-mission maritime helicopterSide: United StatesBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe MH-60S Sea Hawk is a U.S. Navy multi-mission helicopter adapted for shipboard operations, vertical replenishment, rescue, and combat support. In the United States-Iran Conflict, MH-60S aircraft were documented aboard U.S. carriers and other ships during Operation Epic Fury, where they handled flight-deck movements, cargo transport, and at-sea support.
Sea KingMulti-role maritime helicopterSide: UkraineBuilt: Westland Helicopters / United KingdomThe Sea King is the British-built Westland WS-61 version of the Sikorsky S-61, adapted for naval anti-submarine, search-and-rescue, utility, and transport missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine's Sea Kings come from allied donations rather than new production, giving Ukrainian naval aviation a proven twin-engine maritime helicopter for rescue, reconnaissance, coast guard support, and transport tasks.
AH-64 Apache attack helicopterTwin-engine attack helicopterSide: United States / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64 Apache is a U.S. twin-engine attack helicopter built for armed reconnaissance, close combat, and precision attack missions with a 30 mm chain gun, rockets, and Hellfire missiles. In the United States-Iran Conflict, official Operation Epic Fury material identified Apaches among U.S. assets, and DVIDS imagery documented AH-64E aircraft from the 82nd Airborne Division operating with rockets and Hellfire missiles in the CENTCOM area.