AIR DOMINANCE VECTOR5TH/6TH GEN AIR SUPERIORITY

Attack Helicopters

Stealth Fighters, 4.5+ Gen Multi-Role, Strategic Bombers, Combat UAVs & Attack Helicopters

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Top 5 Air Dominance Capability Pentagon

Stealth & RCS • Avionics & AESA • Kinematics • Payload • Survivability & EW

TOP 5 CONTENDERS

Multi-dimensional sub-scores normalized on a 0-100 tactical scale evaluated by the GMR Multi-Domain Scoring Engine.

Top Air Dominance Contenders

#1🇫🇷

Tiger Attack HelicopterFrance • Airbus Helicopters

Gen4+57.4

#2🇺🇸

AH-64 ApacheUnited States • Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Gen4+57.4

#3🇬🇧

AW101 MerlinUnited Kingdom • Leonardo S.p.A.

Gen4+56.6

#4🇷🇺

Ka-52 AlligatorRussia • Kamov / Russian Helicopters

Gen4+55.2

#5🇺🇸

AH-1Z ViperUnited States • Bell Textron

Gen4+54.3

Hardware-Dominant Kill-Chain WeightingReal-Time Fleet Overmatch

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Tiger Attack Helicopter

Gen4+helicoptersAirbus Helicopters

France• Introduced: 20034 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index57.4

Fielded Operators:🇫🇷FR67 🇩🇪DE53 🇪🇸ES24 🇦🇺AU22

Radar SensorOsiris mast-mounted sight (MMS) or roof-mounted Strix optronic sight

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius360 km

Service Ceiling4k m

Stealth & RCS55.0

Avionics & AESA57.9

Kinematics44.6

Payload52.4

Survivability & EW82.8

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AH-64 Apache

Gen4+helicoptersBoeing Defense, Space & Security

United States• Introduced: 198617 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index57.4

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US800 🇬🇧GB50 🇮🇱IL48 🇵🇱PL96

Radar SensorAN/APG-78 Longbow mast-mounted millimeter-wave fire control radar

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius855 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS36.3

Avionics & AESA58.4

Kinematics52.4

Payload70.3

Survivability & EW84.7

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AW101 Merlin

Gen4+helicoptersLeonardo S.p.A.

United Kingdom• Introduced: 199914 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index56.6

Fielded Operators:🇬🇧GB55 🇮🇹IT22 🇨🇦CA14 🇯🇵JP13 🇳🇴NO16 🇵🇱PL4

Radar SensorBlue Kestrel 5000 360-degree maritime search AESA radar or Leonardo Osprey AESA radar

Max VelocityMach 0.25

Combat Radius625 km

Service Ceiling5k m

Stealth & RCS32.5

Avionics & AESA81.9

Kinematics48.3

Payload38.5

Survivability & EW84.1

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Ka-52 Alligator

Gen4+helicoptersKamov / Russian Helicopters

Russia• Introduced: 20112 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index55.2

Fielded Operators:🇷🇺RU140 🇪🇬EG46

Radar SensorFH01 Arbalet-52 dual-band radar (nose and mast mounted)

Max VelocityMach 0.26

Combat Radius495 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS32.5

Avionics & AESA57.4

Kinematics46.4

Payload70.4

Survivability & EW86.1

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AH-1Z Viper

Gen4+helicoptersBell Textron

United States• Introduced: 20105 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index54.3

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US189 🏳️BH12 🇨🇿CZ10

Radar SensorLockheed Martin Target Sight System (TSS) 3rd-gen FLIR with laser designator

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius308 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS36.3

Avionics & AESA58.2

Kinematics44.4

Payload62.4

Survivability & EW83.0

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Z-10 Attack Helicopter

Gen4helicoptersChanghe Aircraft / AVIC

China• Introduced: 20122 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index47.3

Fielded Operators:🇨🇳CN200 🇵🇰PK10

Radar SensorMast-mounted millimeter wave fire control radar on Z-10ME variant

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius369 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS43.8

Avionics & AESA58.8

Kinematics44.4

Payload56.4

Survivability & EW84.0

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Mi-28 Havoc

Gen4helicoptersMil / Russian Helicopters

Russia• Introduced: 20094 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index44.0

Fielded Operators:🇷🇺RU120 🏳️IQ15 🇩🇿DZ42

Radar SensorN025 mast-mounted 360-degree millimeter wave radar on Mi-28NM

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius495 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS28.8

Avionics & AESA54.0

Kinematics45.6

Payload64.2

Survivability & EW81.9

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UH-60 Black Hawk

Gen4helicoptersLockheed Martin (Sikorsky)

United States• Introduced: 197935 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index43.4

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US2135 🇰🇷KR130 🇯🇵JP70 🇨🇴CO98 🇦🇺AU40

Radar SensorHoneywell color weather radar and FLIR turret

Max VelocityMach 0.24

Combat Radius999 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS28.8

Avionics & AESA60.4

Kinematics55.0

Payload35.6

Survivability & EW82.8

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CH-47 Chinook

Gen4helicoptersBoeing Defense, Space & Security

United States• Introduced: 196222 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index42.2

Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US475 🇬🇧GB60 🇯🇵JP68 🇩🇪DE60

Radar SensorAN/APX-123 IFF and multi-mode digital weather/obstacle radar

Max VelocityMach 0.26

Combat Radius1013 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS21.3

Avionics & AESA60.6

Kinematics55.0

Payload39.4

Survivability & EW81.9

#10

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Mi-17 Hip

Gen3helicoptersMil / Russian Helicopters

Russia• Introduced: 197760 Export Operators

Air Dominance Index21.1

Fielded Operators:🇷🇺RU600 🇮🇳IN220 🇨🇳CN300 🇪🇬EG60

Radar SensorWeather radar in nose radome

Max VelocityMach 0.20

Combat Radius360 km

Service Ceiling6k m

Stealth & RCS21.3

Avionics & AESA46.6

Kinematics43.1

Payload34.5

Survivability & EW76.6