Emergence of Next Generation Combat Helicopters (1)

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Emergence of Next Generation Combat Helicopters
From simple casualty evacuation to progressively
offensive roles including attack, anti-tank,
suppressing enemy air defenses, surveillance and
observation, airlift of soldiers and resupply.
Helicopters have undergone significant
technological advancement. The next generation
combat helicopters focus on characteristics such
as reduced radar cross section and detectability,
reduced operational noise, improved situational
awareness with the help of advanced sensors,
advanced avionics and increase speed. UNITED
STATES Future Attack Recon Aircraft (FARA) and
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft are the two
core programmes of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL)
initiative (FLRAA). FLRAA's competitive
demonstration effort aims to present a
preliminary concept design for a helicopter that
will eventually support and, eventually, replace
the Army's fleet of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
in duties such as swift assault medical
evacuation. Overall, the Apache, Black Hawk, and
Kiowa Warrior will be replaced by the FVL
programme. The largest rotorcraft programme of
the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War will choose
a winner. The service will choose the replacement
for its ubiquitous UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
as part of its Future Vertical Lift modernization
programme. There is little doubt that the
replacement will perform significantly better
than the old Black Hawk, which the Army refers to
as a "future long-range attack aircraft." For
many years to come, the Army plans to purchase
60. Two teams are vying for the prize one is
led by TextronTXT , while the other is a
collaboration between Boeing and Lockheed
Martin-owned Sikorsky. In order to advance the
task of the ground maneuver commander and carry
out the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
(FARA) concept, the Bell 360 Invictus is
reinventing attack reconnaissance capabilities.
The tandem-cockpit, single-main- rotor Bell 360
Invictus is built to fly at least 180 knots in
order to meet the requirement. The pilot and
co-pilot sit in a tandem configuration, one
behind the other, in the forward section of the
fuselage. Bell claims that its architecture is not
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particularly well-suited for radio-frequency
low-observability (stealth). 2 X 4 rail weapon
racks, one on either side of the center fuselage.
These racks hang on rails below the stub wings
of the helicopter when they are deployed, but for
best performance, they can be retracted and
stowed internally when not in use. An XM915 20mm
three-barrel Gatling-type automatic cannon are
present on this helicopter.
The RAIDER X, a fast, agile, and resilient
compound coaxial helicopter design from
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin business, to deal
with growing peer and near-peer threats in the
most challenging circumstances. The eco system
uses modern technology to replace routine
maintenance and inspections with self-monitoring
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and condition-based maintenance in order to
reduce the cost of operating the aircraft and
providing flexible maintenance operation periods.
Avionics and mission systems built on the
Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) provide
"plug- and-play" alternatives for computing,
sensors, survivability, and weaponry,
facilitating competitive purchases and
operational mission customization. RUSSIA The
Russian Air Force's Ka-50 Black Shark fleet will
be replaced with the Ka-52. The helicopter is
16m in length, 4.9m in height, and 14.5m in
diameter for its main rotor. The Ka-52 can carry
a maximum takeoff weight of 10,800kg. In a
side-by-side configuration, two crew members can
sit in the cockpit's twin seats. On identical K-
37-800M ejection seats are both crew members
seated. The head-up display (HUD), four SMD 66
multifunction screens, helmet-mounted sight
display, image intensifiers, and GPS receiver
are all included in the contemporary glass
cockpit. Additionally, the helicopter
incorporates an FAZOTRON cabin desk radio-locator
and a helicopter navigation and attack system
(NASH). CHINA A new type of helicopter with an
innovative design has completed its first flight,
according to China's top helicopter
manufacturers. This prototype aircraft will help
to create the next-generation, high-performance
helicopter for the Chinese People's Liberation
Army (PLA).The new helicopter might be
significantly faster, stealthier, or have a
heavier takeoff weight than most current models.
It may also have an entirely different
aerodynamic design. INDIA Hindustan Aeronautics
Ltd. (HAL), a major aerospace company, has begun
preliminary work on an ambitious project of
strategic significance a 1012 tonne assault
helicopter that will be competitive with some of
the world's top medium- lift military
helicopters, such as the Apache of Boeing, by
2027. The helicopter's preliminary design has
been completed by HAL, and the first goal is to
build at least 500 of them, with the first
prototype expected to be ready by 2023.
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Significant losses have been sustained by the
combat helicopter fleets of both Russia and
Ukraine, particularly at the hands of
shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, also
referred to as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
(MANPADS). The next generation attack helicopter
designs would have to include a defensive suite
to protect it against contemporary air defense
threats and the capabilities required to break
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