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Aircraft: Rotary-wing
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The can-do choppers.
Armed, sensor-equipped utility helicopters are proving of immense value, not only in logistics, but also in search-and-rescue missions, ground convoy protection and attacks on terrorist bases.
In today's conflicts the real need in the context of armed helicopters is for an aircraft with a sizeable cabin and all-aspect defences, a vehicle that can deploy and extract a section of troops, and bring back prisoners or downed aircrew. On the paramilitary front, such armed utility helicopters are required to deal with the increasingly serious challenges of piracy, illegal fishing and smuggling. The following review considers some examples of platforms, armament and sensors and that can fulfil such needs. Eurocopter In the Eurocopter Fennec range, the 2250-kg single-engined AS550C3 and...See the full content of this document
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