AGM-114 Hellfire American Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)

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"The Denel Rooivalk (previously designated AH-2 and CSH-2) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Denel Aviation of South Africa. Rooivalk is Afrikaans for "Red Falcon". Development of the type began in 1984 by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation, its development is closely connected to the Atlas Oryx transport helicopter, both aircraft being based on the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma and having started development at the same time. Development of the Rooivalk was protracted due to the impact of limited budgets during the 1990s, and a desire to produce a highly advanced attack helicopter. The South African Air Force (SAAF) ordered 12 Rooivalk, designated the Rooivalk Mk 1 in SAAF service, the first of was officially handed over in April 2011. The helicopters are flown by 16 Squadron, based at AFB Bloemspruit near Bloemfontein."

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"System"

properties

name	"Alternative Designation"
value	"AH-2 Rooivalk Attack Helicopter"

name	"Date of Introduction"
value	"April 2011"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"South Africa Air Force"

name	"Primary Function"
value	"Anti-Tank"

name	"Type"
value	"Attack Helicopter"

name	"Crew"
value	"2"
units	"ea"

name	"Blades, Main Rotor"
value	"4"

name	"Blades, Tail Rotor"
value	"1"
units	"ea"

name	"Number of Engines"
value	"2"
units	"ea"

name	"Day/Night Capable"
value	"Yes"

name	"All Weather Capable"
value	"INA"

name	"Takeoff or Landing Limitations"
value	"8,750 kg"

name	"Vertical Climb Rate Two Engines"
value	"799"
units	"m/s"

name	"Vertical Climb Rate One Engine"
value	"390"

name	"Hover Ceiling IGE"
value	"5,852 m"

name	"Hover Ceiling OGE"
value	"5,456 m"

name	"Number of Hard Points"
value	"6"

name	"Maximum Forward Speed"
value	"278"
units	"km/h"

name	"Maximum Sideway Speed"
value	"93"
units	"km/h"

name	"Cruise Speed"
value	"150"
units	"kts"

name	"Cruising Range Internal Fuel"
value	"700"
units	"km"

name	"Cruising Range External Fuel"
value	"1200"
units	"km"

name	"Note:"
value	"AH-2 Rooivalk Attack Helicopter is 130 deployable"

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"Dimensions"

properties

name	"Length"
value	"18.73"
units	"m"

name	"Height"
value	"5.19"
units	"m"

name	"Main Rotor Diameter"
value	"15.58"
units	"m"

name	"Empty Weight:"
value	"5,730"
units	"kg"

name	"Combat Weight"
value	"8,750"
units	"kg"

name

"Automotive"

properties

name	"Engine Name"
value	"Makila"

name	"Engine Type"
value	"2 x 1K2"

name	"Engine Power"
value	"3,008 hp (2,243 kW)"
units	"hp"

name

"Communications"

properties

name	"Radio"
value	"2 x VHF/UHF (AM and FM) transceivers, 1 High Frequency radio and an IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) Transponder"

name

"Chin Mounted Gun"

sections

name

"Ammunition. Chin Mounted Gun"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"20mm F2 cannon, high velocityF2"

name	"Type Munitions/Muzzle Velocity"
value	"HE: 3,440 fps: APDS: 4,100 fps"

name	"Ammunition Stowage"
value	"300rds/magazine"

name	"Approximate Barrel Life"
value	"16,000rds"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"1 x 20-mm F2 dual-feed gas-operated chin mounted"

name	"Type"
value	"Single Barrel Cannon"

name	"Caliber"
value	"20mm"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"GIAT France"

name	"OA Length"
value	"2.600m"

name	"Recoil Stroke"
value	"60mm"

name	"Weight"
value	"71kg"

name	"Rate of Fire"
value	"900rds/min"

name	"Barrel Length"
value	"100calibers"

name	"Basic Load"
value	"900rds"

name

"Wing Mounted Weapons"

sections

name

"Rocket System #1"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"70-mm (2.75in) Zeebrugge"

name	"Type"
value	"FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket)"

name	"Basic Load"
value	"up to 76 Rockets (19 70mm rockets/pod)"

name

"Air-to-Air Missile System"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"Mistral"

name	"Type"
value	"Air-to-air"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"MBDA France"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"Widely proliferated over 30 countries."

name	"Basic Load"
value	"4"

name	"Length"
value	"1.86"
units	"m"

name	"Diameter"
value	"90"
units	"mm"

name	"Range"
value	"6"
units	"km"

name	"Guidance"
value	"Infrared Homing"

name	"Warhead"
value	"High Explosive with High density tungsten balls"

name	"Warhead Weight"
value	"2.95kg"

name	"Detonation Mechanism"
value	"Laser proximity or impact trigger"

name	"Engine"
value	"Solid Rocket Motor"

name	"Speed"
value	"800 m/s, approx. Mach 2.6 (high supersonic)"

name

"Anti-Tank Guided Missile System #1"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"ZT-6 Mokopa"

name	"Type"
value	"Air-to-surface"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"Denel Dynamics, South Africa"

name	"Length"
value	"1.995mm"

name	"Diameter"
value	"178mm"

name	"Missile Weight"
value	"49.8kg"

name	"Min Range"
value	"INA"
units	"km"

name	"Maximum Range"
value	"10"
units	"km"

name	"Missile Velocity"
value	"Varies by type of munition"
units	"m/s"

name	"Armor Penetration"
value	"1350mm"

name	"Warhead Type"
value	"Tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) and Blast Fragmentation"

name	"Guidance"
value	"Semi-active laser homing millimeter wave radar seeker"

name

"Anti-Tank Guided Missile System #2"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"HOT-3 (French: Haut subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé Tiré d'un Tube)"

name	"Type"
value	"Anti-tank"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"MBDA"

name	"Length"
value	"1.3m"

name	"Diameter"
value	".15m"

name	"Missile Weight"
value	"24.5kg"

name	"Minimum Range"
value	"75m"

name	"Maximum Range"
value	"4,300m"

name	"Missile Velocity"
value	"864 km/h"

name	"Armor Penetration"
value	"1250mm"

name	"Warhead Type"
value	"Tandem charge HEAT"

name	"Guidance"
value	"Semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS)"

name	"Engine"
value	"Two-stage solid fuel rocket"

name

"Anti-Tank Guided Missile System #3"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"AGM-114 Hellfire"

name	"Type"
value	"Air-to-Surface"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, United States of America"

name	"Length"
value	"1.6m"

name	"Diameter"
value	"180mm"

name	"Missile Weight"
value	"45-49kg"

name	"Minimum Range"
value	"499m"

name	"Maximum Range"
value	"11,008m"

name	"Missile Velocity"
value	"1601 km/h"

name	"Armor Penetration"
value	"INA"

name	"Warhead Type"
value	"High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT); 9.1 kg tandem anti-armor. Metal augmented charge (MAC); 8.2 kg shaped charge Blast fragmentation"

name	"Guidance"
value	"Semi-active laser homing millimeter wave radar seeker"

name	"Enginie"
value	"Solid-fuel rocket"

name

"Fire Control"

properties

name	"Fire Control Target Detection System"
value	"Auto-tracking FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared Radar)"

name	"Direct Fire Control"
value	"Target detection, acquisition and tracking system (TDATS). TDATS has an auto-tracker, forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor with three fields of view, laser designator, laser rangefinder and low-level television sensor."

name	"Laser Designator"
value	"Yes"

name	"Automated Helmet"
value	"Top Owl helmet mounted sight"
units	"km"

name	"Position Location System"
value	"GPS"

name	"Note:"
value	"The pilot flies the Rooivalk with hands-on-collective-and-stick (HOCAS) controls, assisted by a Thales Avionics Top Owl helmet-mounted sight display (HMSD). The HMSD gives both crewmembers a head-up display (HUD) for nap-of-the-earth (NOE) flight and low-level target engagement."

name

"Protection"

properties

name	"Cockpit Protection"
value	"Protected cockpit"

name	"Heat Signature Reduction"
value	"INA"

name	"NBC Protection"
value	"INA"

name	"EW Protection"
value	"Rooivalk also carries a full electronic warfare suite to increase survivability on the battlefield. The fully integrated helicopter electronic warfare self-protection suite (HEWSPS) can be reprogrammed using threat libraries matching the potential hazards of the area of operations."

name	"EW Counter Measures/CCM"
value	"INA"

name	"Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)"
value	"Manual, semi-automatic or automatic chaff and flares"

name	"Waring Systems"
value	"Laser and radar warning systems"

variants

name

"Rooivalk Mk 1 Block 1F"

notes

"The Mk 1 Block 1F introduced modifications to improve the Rooivalk's safety and reliability and accuracy of weapon systems. The work included a significant remanufacturing of some gearbox mounting components. Old electronics were replaced and reliability issues with the 20-mm F2 cannon were resolved. The upgraded helicopter also features new Denel Saab Aerostructures external fuel tanks that increase self-deployment range by 50 percent and provides integration with the Denel Mokopa air-to-ground missile."

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"WEG"

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