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Rotary-Wing Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Rotary-Wing, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsMi-28Attack helicopterSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesIraqi government and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / RussiaThe Mi-28 Havoc is a Russian two-seat attack helicopter developed for anti-armor, close air support, and armed reconnaissance missions. Modern Mi-28N/NM-family aircraft combine armored tandem cockpits, a 30 mm chin cannon, guided missiles, rockets, and day/night sensors; Russian forces have used the type in the Russia-Ukraine War, where helicopters have faced dense ground-based air-defense and drone threats.

Gyrocopters, Gyroplane / autogyro, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsGyrocoptersGyroplane / autogyroSide: State Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: Various manufacturers / InternationalGyrocopters are light rotorcraft that use an unpowered rotor in autorotation and a propeller for thrust, making them useful for short-field work and steep landings. In Myanmar's civil war, junta forces have used commercial gyrocopters to drop bombs in low-altitude attacks.

CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Heavy-lift transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsCH-47 Chinook helicopterHeavy-lift transport helicopterSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a U.S. tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter family used for cargo, troop movement, casualty evacuation, and special operations. Its rear ramp, external sling-load capability, and long-running Army service made it one of the most recognizable utility rotorcraft in U.S. and allied inventories.

GAU-21, .50-caliber machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGAU-21.50-caliber machine gunSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumThe GAU-21 is FN Herstal's U.S. Navy designation for the M3M .50-caliber machine gun, a remote-fired rotary-wing gun for helicopter and aircraft mounts. FN says the design is an evolution of the M3 family, and DVIDS documents HH-60W testing with the weapon in 2022.

LAU-series rocket pod, Aircraft rocket pod family, Munitions

MunitionsLAU-series rocket podAircraft rocket pod familySide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / United States / BelgiumLAU-series rocket pods are reusable external aircraft launcher pods used for 2.75-inch/70 mm and 5-inch/127 mm aerial rockets. The family covers fixed-wing launcher lines such as LAU-32, LAU-68 F/A, LAU-61 G/A, and the LAU-10/A pod family for Zuni rockets, with some 2.75-inch versions also fitted to rotary-wing aircraft.