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AH-1Z Viper

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Bell TextronIntroduced: 2010|Status: active|Origin: United States

AIRSPEC // AH-1Z-VIPER

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$31.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typehelicopter

Categoryair

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorBell Textron

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2010

Service StatusActive

Data SourceUS Marine Corps Aviation Plan / Bell Textron

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

88/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

40/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length17.8 m

Width14.6 m

Height4.37 m

Weight5,580 kg

Crew2 personnel

Max Speed300 km/h

Range685 km

Endurance3.3 hrs

Ceiling6,100 m

Fuel Capacity1,561 L

Powerplant2x General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines (1800 shp each)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

750 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

M197 20mm 3-barrel rotary cannon (750 rpm)750 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

AGM-114 Hellfire missiles70mm APKWS laser-guided rockets

GUIDED MISSILES

16x AGM-114 Hellfire2x AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missilesAGM-179 JAGM

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Lockheed Martin Target Sight System (TSS) 3rd-gen FLIR with laser designator(20 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

AN/APR-39 radar warning

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Lockheed Martin🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Northrop GrummanArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: L3Harris WESCAM

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness45 mm

CountermeasuresAN/AAR-47 missile warning, AN/APR-39 radar warning, AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispenser

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioLink 16 tactical datalink and ARC-210 encrypted radios

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$31,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$5,500

Annual Maintenance Cost$2,800

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

3 Operator Nations~211 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	189units
🇧🇭Bahrain	Export Operator	12units
🇨🇿Czech Republic	Export Operator	10units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

92/100

Mobility

90/100

Protection

80/100

Sensors

93/100

Reliability

90/100

Maintainability

88/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceUS Marine Corps Aviation Plan / Bell Textron

Last Verification Date2026-10-07