FIREPOWER
45
MOBILITY
92
PROTECTION
78
SENSORS
84
COMBAT VALUE
75
UNIT COST
$21.3M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITYTypehelicopter
Categoryair
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorLockheed Martin (Sikorsky)
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced1979
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Army Aviation Branch / Sikorsky Aircraft Fact Sheet
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDITEW SUITE
85/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
30/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEETLength19.76 m
Width16.36 m
Height5.13 m
Weight5,675 kg
Crew4 personnel
Passengers11 personnel
Max Speed294 km/h
Range2,220 km
Endurance4.5 hrs
Ceiling5,790 m
Fuel Capacity1,360 L
Powerplant2x General Electric T700-GE-701D turboshaft engines (1994 shp each)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
2,000 RDS AMMOPRIMARY WEAPON
SECONDARY WEAPONS
GUIDED MISSILES
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORSRadarEQUIPPED
Honeywell color weather radar and FLIR turret(40 km)
Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL
Direct Aiming Optics
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 AUDITPRIME 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
SURVIVABILITYArmor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness40 mm
CountermeasuresAN/AAR-57 CMWS missile warning, AN/APR-39 radar warning, AN/ALE-47 dispensers
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISRTactical RadioAN/ARC-231 Skyfire multi-band radio and Blue Force Tracking (BFT)
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDITUnit Purchase Cost$21,300,000
Annual Operating Cost$4,500
Annual Maintenance Cost$2,400
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
5 Operator Nations~2,473 Active Units
| Operator Nation | Deployment Status | Estimated Fleet Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Domestic Operator | 2.1Kunits |
| 🇰🇷South Korea | Export Operator | 130units |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Export Operator | 70units |
| 🇨🇴Colombia | Export Operator | 98units |
| 🇦🇺Australia | Export Operator | 40units |
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
45/100
Mobility
92/100
Protection
78/100
Sensors
84/100
Reliability
96/100
Maintainability
93/100
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DOMAIN PEERSAdditional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOGIntelligence SourceUS Army Aviation Branch / Sikorsky Aircraft Fact Sheet
Last Verification Date2026-10-07
