Panha 2091

Panha 2091
Role Attack helicopter
Manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron
Panha
Introduction 1998 [1]
Status Active service
Primary user Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Developed from AH-1J Cobra

The Panha 2091 "Toufan" is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra light-attack helicopters purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[2][3] The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (Panha).

Design

Reported upgrades include:[2]

The upgraded attack helicopter has a narrower airframe for greater flexibility and is armed with M197 3-barreled 20-mm "Gatling-type" cannon in the A/A49E turret. Its wing-stub stations carry a pair of 19-tube 70-mm rocket launchers. The rear section has a Vulcan-type 20-mm automatic cannon, and two clusters of 38 anti-tank 70-mm missiles.

Bullet-proof glass protects the pilot's cockpit and weapons officer station, internal avionics have been revamped with the addition of a GPS and receiver in the nose, and a warning radar attached to the rear, with four antennae providing 360 degrees coverage and all electronics systems integrated.

Specifications

Data from Military and Missile[4]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

References

  1. ↑ Iranian Gunship upgrade
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing Janes.com
  3. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=125069&sectionid=351020101
  4. ↑ "Military and Missile". Retrieved 2009-05-03.

See also

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