Panha 2091
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Panha 2091 | |
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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 |
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
- ^ a b Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing Janes.com
[edit] See also
- Military of Iran
- Panha 2061
- Panha
- AH-1 Cobra
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- IRGC Air Force
- Iranian military industry
- Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |||||
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Iranian Army | Iranian Navy | Iranian Air Force | Islamic Revolutionary Guards |