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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the attack helicopters category.
01 / Overview
AH-64E
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1975–
Quantity
2,700
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ATTACK HELICOPTERS · COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
82
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the attack helicopters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1975
- Service Entry Year1986
- Crew2
- Primary RoleAttack helicopter
◈Powerplant5MOD.5
- Engine Typeturboshaft
- Number of Engines2
- Engine Power (each)1,120 kW
- Main Rotor Diameter14.7 m
- Main Rotor Blades4
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed293 km/h
- Cruise Speed260 km/h
- Service Ceiling6,400 m
- Range480 km
◇Dimensions & Weights3MOD.3
- Fuselage Length17.7 m
- Height4.6 m
- Max Takeoff Weight10,400 kg
◆Armament & Mission4MOD.4
- Hardpoints4
- Gun30 mm M230 chain gun
- Anti-Tank MissilesYes
- Rocket PodsYes
▤Avionics4MOD.4
⬢Survivability3MOD.3
▲Service History1MOD.1
- Operational StatusIn service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1975Production started
- 2011Entered service
51
years in service
2,700
units produced
13
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory12country · 1,020units
1,020active
05 / MASS Score
ATTACK HELICOPTERS RANKING Attack Helicopters · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
2ATTACK HELICOPTERS2COLD WAR · ATTACK HELICOPTERS19UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS15PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ATTACK HELICOPTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAttack Helicopterscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE9terms
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Chaff/Flare: Countermeasures deployed by attack helicopters to disrupt radar- or heat-seeking missiles by creating false targets or decoys.
Armored protective panels installed in the cockpit area of an attack helicopter to shield the crew from small arms fire and shrapnel.
Combined forward-looking infrared (FLIR) and electro-optical (EO) sensor turret for target acquisition and tracking, typically mounted on aircraft or ground vehicles.
A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit featuring electronic instrument displays, typically LCD or CRT screens, replacing traditional analog gauges.
A helmet-mounted system that projects flight, targeting, and sensor data directly into a pilot's field of view.
A sight mounted on a helicopter's mast for targeting.
Electronic receiver system that detects and identifies radar signals, alerting aircraft to potential threats for defensive countermeasures.
Aerodynamic containers mounted on aircraft, typically helicopters or fighter jets, that hold and launch unguided rockets in rapid succession.
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