Air-to-air missiles are guided missiles fired from aircraft to engage other aircraft. They are used for self-defense and to gain air superiority.

Autopilot/AFCS (Automatic Flight Control System) is an avionics suite that automatically controls a helicopter’s attitude, navigation and flight path, providing stability augmentation and reducing pilot workload.

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.

Seats designed to absorb crash forces, reducing injury to occupants.

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.