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| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Attack | ||
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Twin turboshaft attack helicopter.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Bell AH-1Z | 1996 / 1996 | Attack helicopter, also known as 449 SuperCobra. |
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| Components | Electrical Components (1) Structural Components (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (4) Environmental Systems (1) Weapons Systems (6) |
| Avionics | Avionic Components (2) Communications (Airborne) (2) Flight and Data Management (3) Indicators and Instruments (3) |
| Power Systems | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Components (1) Engines (1) Fuel Systems (1) Rotors & Propellers (1) |
| Production | Manufacturing Services (1) |
| Testing | Aircraft Operations (1) |
| Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense | Analysis | Wire Harnesses: |
| VECCO Wichita (was Kaman Composites Wichita) | Analysis | News | Aircraft Structural Components: Composite skin to core assembly structural components for the Bell AH-1Z’s helicopter blades. |
| Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) | Analysis | Empennages: Tailboom |
| CPI Aerostructures | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections: Structural panels |
| Kaman Aerospace Aerostructures | Analysis | Fuselage Sections: Cabin |
| Qarbon Aerospace Lafayette (was Triumph AeroStructures) | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections: Bonded panel structures |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Air Conditioning Equipment: Environmental control unit |
| BAE Systems plc | Analysis | Weapons Countermeasures: AN/ALE-47 chaff/flare dispensers |
| L3Harris (was Harris Corporation VA) | Analysis | Weapons Countermeasures: AN/ALQ-211 integrated RF countermeasures suite |
| Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control | Analysis | News | Infrared Target Designators: Target sight system; Missiles: HellFire missiles |
| Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - Flight Systems Group | Analysis | Weapons Countermeasures: AN/AAR-47(V)2 missile warning system |
| Northrop Grumman Misson Systems (was Electronic Systems) | Analysis | Surveillance/Air Defense Radar: APR-39B(V)2 radar warning receiver |
| Raytheon Company Missile Systems | Analysis | Missiles: Sidewinder missiles |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | Control Panels: CDU-800 control/display unit with dual ICU-800 processors |
| EMCORE Concord (was Systron Donner Inertial) | Analysis | News | Gyroscopes: |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | Radio Communications Equipment: AN/ARC-210 UHF/VHF radio; AN/ARN-153(V-4) Tacan and DF-301E VHF/UHF DF |
| Telephonics Corporation | Analysis | Onboard Intercom Systems: C-11746B(V)3/ARC intercom units |
| Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems | Analysis | Health & Usage Monitoring: Integrated mechanical diagnostic health & usage management system |
| Collins Aerospace, Sensors & Integrated Systems | Analysis | Cockpit Video Displays: V-80AB-F VCR |
| Northrop Grumman Misson Systems (was Electronic Systems) | Analysis | Avionics Management Systems: H-1 integrated avionics system, including cockpit displays & controls, communications, navigation, external stores & weapons management system, & central mission computing subsystem |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | LCD Displays: Flat-panel colour AMLCD multifunction displays |
| L3Harris (was Harris Govt Comms Systems) | Analysis | Moving Maps: TAMMAC (Tactical Aircraft Moving Map Capability) digital map computer (option) |
| Thales AVS France | Analysis | Helmet-Mounted Displays (HMD): TopOwl helmet-mounted sight & display |
| Collins Aerospace, Power Systems | Analysis | Auxiliary Power Units: T-62T-40-1 APU |
| Ducommun AeroStructures | Analysis | News | Engine Baffles: Titanium firewall and baffle assemblies |
| GE Aerospace Engines | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (T700 Series - Bell AH-1Z - T700-GE-401 ) |
| Triumph Integrated Systems - Electronics & Control - West Hartford | Analysis | Fuel Pumps: Engine fuel pumps & metering units |
| Hutchinson Aerospace | Analysis | Rotor Hub Assemblies: Main rotor blade damper |
| Bell Helicopter Textron/Boeing | Analysis | News | Final Assembly: |
| PFC Defense | Analysis | Flight Simulators: Precision X mixed reality simulator |
