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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.




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