The IAIO Toufan or Toophan (Persian: توفان) is series of combat helicopters by the Iran Aviation Industries Organization. Based on the US-built AH-1J SeaCobra, the Toufan has two variants, the Toufan I unveiled in May 2010 and the improved Toufan II unveiled in January 2013.[2]

Toufan I, II
Toufan II
Role	Attack helicopter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO)
First flight	May 2010[1]
Status	In service
Primary users	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Iranian Army (Army Aviation)
Developed from	Bell AH-1J International Cobra

Design

The aircraft incorporates a new laser system, a rocket-launch digital control system, a multi-display monitor, and a central smart arms management system.[3]

Operators

 Iran

• Iranian Army^{[citation needed]}
• IRGC^{[citation needed]}

See also

Related development

• Bell 309 KingCobra
• Bell AH-1 Cobra
• Bell AH-1Z Viper
• Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
• Bell UH-1Y Venom
• Bell AH-1 SuperCobra
• Bell YAH-63
• Panha 2091

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Agusta A129 Mangusta
• AgustaWestland Apache
• Boeing AH-64 Apache
• CAIC Z-10
• Denel Rooivalk
• Eurocopter Tiger
• HAL Light Combat Helicopter
• Harbin Z-19
• Kamov Ka-50
• Kawasaki OH-1
• Mil Mi-24
• Mil Mi-28
• TAI/AgustaWestland T129

Related lists

• List of attack aircraft
• List of rotorcraft

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toufan II.

• Video of IAIO Toufan

На других языках

[fr] IAIO Toufan