Panha 2091

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Panha 2091
Panha 2091
Type Attack helicopter
Manufacturer Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company
Status Active service, Iran
Primary users Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Variants AH-1J Cobra
Panha 2091
Panha 2091

The Panha 2091 is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the American AH-1J Sea Cobra light-attack helicopters purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[1] The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company, known as Panha.

Reported upgrades include:[1]

  • new cockpit armoured panels
  • new, Iranian-designed canopy
  • New avionics
  • nose-mounted camera
  • new cockpit design

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing Janes.com

[edit] See also


Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran
Iranian Army | Iranian Navy | Iranian Air Force | Islamic Revolutionary Guards