List of United States military helicopters

This is a list of United States military helicopters.

NameRoleManufacturerNotesYear of first flightIntroductionNumber builtPlatt-LePage XR-1Experimental helicopterPlatt-LePage Aircraft CompanyFirst helicopter tested by the USAAF.1941Never2 Sikorsky R-4Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationWorld's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces.1942Unknown131 Sikorsky H-5Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation19431945300 Sikorsky R-6Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationWorld War II19431945225 Kellett R-8Experimental helicopterKellett Autogiro CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1946.1944Never2 Bell H-13 SiouxLight observation helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationBell 47 variant.194519462407Bell H-12Military utility helicopterBell AircraftCompany Model 481946Never13Pelletier 1992, p. 92. Kellett XR-10Military transport helicopterKellett Autogiro CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1949.1947Never2 Sikorsky S-52Utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation1947195193 Kaman HH-43 HuskieFirefighting/rescueKaman Aircraft19531958Kaman HH-43B Huskie, National Museum of the United States Air Force, 15 July 2017.193 Piasecki HUPUtility helicopterPiasecki HelicopterThe « Army Mule ».19481949339 Hiller OH-23 RavenMultipurpose light helicopterHiller Aircraft194819502000McCulloch MC-4Light helicopterMcCulloch Aircraft CorporationEvaluated by the United States Army as the YH-30 and the United States Navy as the XHUM-1.1948NeverUnknown Sikorsky H-19Utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation194919501102 Vertol H-21Cargo helicopterPiasecki Helicopter19521954707American Helicopter XH-26 Jet JeepExperimental tip jet observation helicopterAmerican Helicopter1952Never5 Sikorsky CH-37 MojaveAssault TransportSikorsky Aircraft CorporationLarge heavy lift helicopter used by the Army designated "Mojave" and Marines nicknamed "Deuce"19531956153Cessna CH-1 SkyhookLight helicopterCessnaOnly helicopter ever built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. 1953Harding, Steve. U.S. Army aircraft since 1947: An Illustrated Directory. Stillwater, MN:Specialty Press, 1990. 1956~50 De Lackner HZ-1 AerocycleExperimental rotorcraftde Lackner HelicoptersPrototype. Program canceled.1954Never12 Sikorsky H-34Anti-submarine warfare helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation195419542108Bell 201Experimental helicopterBell Aircraft1954Never1 Bell UH-1 IroquoisUtility helicopterBell AircraftThe UH-1 was in the service of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Nicknamed the "Huey" because the original Army designation was HU-1.19561959>16,000Hughes TH-55 OsageLight utility and trainer helicopterHughes HelicoptersModel 269/Model 300195619612,800 Sikorsky S-62 SAR/utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation It was used by the United States Coast Guard.19581961175 Sikorsky SH-3 Sea KingASW/SAR/utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporationused as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One195919611500 Sikorsky S-61RMedium-lift transport/SAR helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationThe S-61R served in the United States Air Force and in the United States Coast Guard.19591961173Sikorsky S-61, Sikorsky Product History, The Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives, sikorskyarchives.com Kaman SH-2 SeaspriteAnti-submarine warfare helicopterKaman Aircraft19591962184 Boeing CH-47 ChinookTransport helicopterBoeing196119621180 Sikorsky CH-54Heavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19621964105 Boeing CH-46 Sea KnightCargo helicopterBoeingFrom 2004, Used only by the United States Marine Corps until 2015 retirement.19621964524 Hughes OH-6 CayuseLight Observation Helicopter / UtilityHughes HelicoptersWon a prototype run off between Bell, Hiller and Hughes. The Bell prototype went on to become the OH-58. The OH-6 itself is the parent of the MD 500 and MH-6 variants.196319661420 MD Helicopters MH-6 Little BirdLight Observation HelicopterMD HelicoptersDerived from OH-6 lineage; used for special operations in the United States Army. 19631980? Sikorsky CH-53 Sea StallionHeavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19641966500 Bell AH-1 CobraAttack helicopterBell Helicopter TextronWas developed by Bell as an independent concept armed helicopter. The majority of parts are interchangeable with the UH-1 series. The AH1-W and Z are used in the US Marine Corps 196519671116 Bell 206Multipurpose Utility helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationCommon prototype with OH-58.196619677300 Bell OH-58 KiowaObservation/scout helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationFive versions: OH-58A, OH-58C, OH58C/S, OH-58D, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior196619692200Bell UH-1N Twin HueyUtility helicopterBell Textron19691970294 Lockheed AH-56 CheyenneAttack helicopterLockheed CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1972.1967Never10Sikorsky MH-53Heavy-lift helicopterSikorsky AircraftU.S. Air Force variant of the CH-53.1967196872Sikorsky CH-53E Super StallionHeavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19741981~170 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationBlack Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East.197419792600 Sikorsky HH-60 Pave HawkCombat Search and Rescue helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationThis is another variant of the U.S. Army's UH-60 Blackhawk.19741982101Bell YAH-63Attack helicopterBell Model 409. Particaped in the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) competition. Lost to the YAH-64.1975Never3 Boeing AH-64 ApacheAttack helicopterBoeing Manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas after buyout of Hughes Helicopters.197519841174 MD 500 DefenderLight multi-role helicopterMD HelicoptersBased on the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse light utility helicopter. Originally developed by Hughes Helicopters. Purchased by McDonnell-Douglas, eventually sold to MD Helicopters.19761976471 Sikorsky SH-60 SeahawkMultimission maritime helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationSikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk variant.19791984344 Sikorsky HH-60HU.S. Navy Special Operations and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationSikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk variant.Unknown1982112Eurocopter MH-65 DolphinSearch and rescue helicopterAérospatiale Helicopter Corporation American EurocopterUsed by the United States Coast Guard19801985102Kaman SH-2G Super SeaspriteASW helicopterKaman Aircraft19851993Unknown Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 ComancheReconnaissance and attack helicopterBoeing/SikorskyPrototype. Program canceled 2004.Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, militaryaviation.eu.1996Never5 Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota Utility helicopter Eurocopter Adapted from the Eurocopter EC145 and built in Columbus, Mississippi. 19992006 250 Bell AH-1Z ViperAttack helicopterBell20002010229 Bell UH-1Y VenomUtility helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationThe UH-1Y Venom is currently in full-rate production to replace the UH-1N Twin Huey2001200892Boeing AH-6Light attack/reconnaissance helicopterBoeing Rotorcraft SystemsULB: September 8, 2004 MELB: September 20, 2006In development Unknown Bell ARH-70 ArapahoArmed reconnaissance helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 2008.ARH70 Arapaho, helicopassion.com, 7 December 2010.2006Never4 Piasecki X-49Experimental high-speed compound helicopterPiasecki HelicopterPrototype under development. 20071Lockheed Martin VH-71 KestrelExecutive transport helicopter Lockheed Martin

AgustaWestland

Bell Helicopter (assembly)Variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 designed to replace the United States Marine Corps' Marine One presidential transport fleet. In January 2005, the US101 was selected for the VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, and was promptly re-designated as the VH-71. However, development was subject to delays, cost overruns, and engineering issues. 2007Canceled9X2Experimental compound helicopterSikorsky Aircraft / Schweizer Aircraft2008Never1Sikorsky CH-53K King StallionHeavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationDeveloped from the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion.201520229Sikorsky VH-92 PatriotMedium-lift transport/utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Developed to replace the United States Marine Corps' Marine One U.S. presidential transport fleet. It is a militarized variant of the Sikorsky S-92.2017In developmentUnknownSikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant Compound helicopterSikorsky Aircraft / BoeingSikorsky Aircraft and Boeing entry for the United States Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Army selected the rival Bell V-280 Valor as the winner of the program. 2019Never?

See also List of U.S. military equipment named for Native Americana U.S. DoD aircraft designations table List of military aircraft of the United States

Notes

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) did not exist until September 1947. Therefore the Sikorski R4 of 1942 "notes" indicate USAF. Possibly it was meant to be USAAF (U.S. Army Air Force).

References

Bibliography

Philippe Poulet et Frédéric Ogeret, La fabuleuse histoire de l'hélicoptère, Éditions Mission Spéciale, 2007, 312 p. Ouvrage collectif, L'Atlas des hélicoptères, Éditions Atlas, Éditions Glénat, 2002, 240 p.

External links 2012 Gallery of USAF Weapons includes numbers and types of USAF aircraft United States Navy Fact File page includes links to Fact File pages for USN manned and unmanned aircraft. United States Army 2010 Weapons System Handbook (PDF file, 41.6 mb) includes pages describing USA manned and unmanned aircraft. United States Coast Guard Aircraft and Cutters page includes links to descriptive pages for USCG manned and unmanned aircraft.