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Helicopter Strength by Country

Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 12/2012

Since the Germans introduced the first operational-level helicopter in 1936, rotary-wing aircraft have become a staple of the modern fighting force.

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From a military perspective, the helicopter fulfills a variety of roles for all branches of service. There are dedicated platforms developed for specific battlefield requirements including form of attack, transport, observation, search & rescue, special forces insertion/extraction, anti-submarine / anti-ship warfare and replenishment. In any role, the helicopter is prized for its landing/take-off footprint and ability to reach areas that neither vehicles nor fixed-wing aircraft can reach. Systems on order as of 2013 are not taken into account.


Helicopter strength data through 2012.
1
6,665
2
1,635
3
901
4
800
5
620
6
589
7
570
8
493
9
410
10
368
11
367
12
357
13
322
14
296
15
283
16
282
17
274
18
258
19
254
20
237
21
218
22
218
23
212
24
200
25
195
26
187
27
176
28
157
29
146
30
140
31
138
32
136
33
130
34
129
35
120
36
118
37
106
38
97
39
94
40
94
41
92
42
91
43
89
44
86
45
84
46
79
47
78
48
68
49
67
50
67
51
64
52
59
53
52
54
50
55
49
56
48
57
47
58
47
59
44
60
42
61
34
62
34
63
32
64
29
65
28
66
23
67
17
68
17

Sources: US Library of Congress; CIA.gov/CIA World Factbook; EIA.gov; wikipedia.com; energy.eu; SIPRI.org. Some values estimated based on factors available when official sources are lacking.

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