In production/use: 1974 to present Estimated cost: $21.3 million Main army of service: US Other names: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Crew: 4 total - 2 pilots and 2 gunners Max speed: 183mph Main armament: 2 × 7.62 mm M240 machine guns, M134 miniguns or GAU-19 Gatling guns
In production/use: 1975 to present Estimated cost: $20-35 million Main army of service: US Other names: Boeing AH-64 Apache Crew: 2 (pilot and gunner) Max speed: 182mph Main armament: 1× 30 mm M230 Chain Gun, Hydra 70 70 mm, CRV7 70 m, and APKWS 70 mm air-to-ground rockets, Hellfire, Stinger and Spike missiles
In production/use: 1962 to present Estimated cost: $38 million Main army of service: US Other names: Boeing CH-47 Chinook Crew: 3 - pilot, co-pilot and engineer/loadmaster Max speed: 196mph Main armament: 3 x 7.62 mm M240/FN MAG machine guns
In production/use: 1982 to present Estimated cost: $16 million Main army of service: Russia Other names: Mil Mi-28 Crew: 2 - pilot and navigator/weapons operator Max speed: 201mph Main armament: 1× chin-mounted 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon, Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, 23 mm UPK-23-250 gun pods and more
In production/use: 1963 to present Estimated cost: $2 million Main army of service: US Other names: MH-6 Little Bird and “The Killer Egg” Crew: 2 Max speed: 175mph Main armament: 2 ×.50 BMG or 2 × 7.62×51mm NATO M134 Minigun, 2× LAU-68D/A 7-tubes rocket pods, 2× AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Stinger anti-air missiles
In production/use: 1969 to present Estimated cost: $26 million Main army of service: US Other names: Bell UH-1N Twin Huey Crew: 4 - pilot, co-pilot, crew chief and gunner Max speed: 135mph Main armament: 70mm rocket pods, 0.50 in GAU-16 machine gun, 7.62 mm GAU-17 minigun or 7.62 mm M240 lightweight machine gun
In production/use: 1969 to present Estimated cost: $36 million Main army of service: Russia Other names: Mil Mi-24 and “The Flying Tank” Crew: 3 - pilot, gunner and technician Max speed: 208mph Main armament: 12.7 mm Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B Gatling gun, twin-barrel GSh-30K autocannon, bomb/mine dispensers, UB-32 S-5 rocket launchers and more
In production/use: 1991 to present Estimated cost: €27.4 - €36.1 million Main army of service: Multi-national Other names: Tiger/Tigre Crew: 2 - pilot and weapon systems officer Max speed: 196mph Main armament: 1 × 30 mm GIAT 30 cannon in chin turret, 1 x 20 mm autocannon pod, Hydra, Spike, PARS or HOT3 missiles, Mistral or Stinger air-to-air missiles and more
In production/use: 1989 to present Estimated cost: $72.1 million Main army of service: US Other names: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Crew: 4 - pilot, co-pilot and two flight engineers Max speed: 316mph Main armament: 1× 7.62 mm M240 machine gun or .50 in M2 Browning machine gun, 1× 7.62 mm belly-mounted GAU-17 minigun
In production/use: 1969 to present Estimated cost: $10.7 million Main army of service: US Other names: Bell AH-1 SuperCobra Crew: 2 - pilot, co-pilot/gunner Max speed: 175mph Main armament: 20 mm M197 3-barreled Gatling cannon, 2.75 in Mk 40, Hydra 70 rockets, 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets and AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles
In production/use: 1969 to 1995 Estimated cost: $6.4 million Main army of service: United Kingdom Other names: Westland WS-61 Sea King Crew: 2 to 4 Max speed: 129mph Main armament: 4× Mark 44, Mark 46 or Sting Ray torpedoes or 4× Depth charges
In production/use: 1971 to 2018 Estimated cost: U/K Main army of service: United Kingdom Other names: Westland Lynx Crew: 2 to 3 Max speed: 201mph Main armament: 2 x torpedoes or 4x Sea Skua missiles or 2 x depth charges, 2 x 20mm cannons, 2 x 70mm rocket pods CRV7, 8 x TOW ATGM or 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns
In production/use: 1983 Estimated cost: $5 million Main army of service: Stringfellow Hawke Other names: Bell 222 Crew: 2 - pilot, co-pilot Max speed: 350mph Main armament: 2 x 30mm cannon, 2 x .50 BMG chain guns and all sorts of missiles from Hellfire to Nuclear
In production/use: 2014-present Estimated cost: £1.7 billion Main army of service: United Kingdom Other names: Future Lynx and Lynx Wildcat Crew: 2 Max speed: 193mph Main armament: Pintle-mounted machine gun
