Iran Shows New Attack Helicopter and Missiles
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » JANUARY 18, 2013
The Toufan-2 is most likely a new-build aircraft with the latest in Iranian EO/IR and laser technology.
January 18, 2013, 12:15 PM
The first two production examples of a new attack helicopter were handed over to the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA) and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on January 2. The ceremony, attended by the Iranian defense minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, coincided with the last day of a major Iranian military exercise called Velayat-91, during which operational units fired a number of anti-ship missiles.
Iran’s new helicopter, called Toufan-2 (Hurricane), is clearly a reverse-engineered BellAH-1J Cobra but “enjoys advanced and updated technology,” according to Vahidi, with indigenous electro-optical, laser and weapon systems. Iran acquired 202 AH-1J Internationals before the Shah was toppled, of which 62 were capable of firing TOWmissiles. Iran has undertaken at least two upgrade programs of these aircraft, the Panha 2091 and HESA P4.
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