Modern Military Helicopters

Since the 1950s, helicopters have developed to become a key component of armies everywhere, providing attack, transport and reconnaissance capabilities to land and maritime forces throughout the world.

From deadly fighting machines like the US Army's AH-64 Apache and the Russian Mil Mi-24 'Hind', to efficient, multipurpose utility helicopters such as the Bell 222 and Harbin Z-9, Modern Military Helicopters is an accessible guide to the most important rotary-winged aviation in service today.

The book is organised by type: attack, reconnaissance, utility, transport and maritime. Find out about

the Bell AH-1Z Viper gunship, armed with enormous firepower, including a three-barrelled 20mm cannon, Hellfire anti-tank missiles and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles;
the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator all-weather combat helicopter, capable of destroying ground armour with beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles;
the Bell V-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability;
and the massive Russian Mil Mi-26, the world's largest production helicopter with the ability to carry up to 100 combat troops or two combat vehicles.