21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Opposing Force OPFOR Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) Part 9 - Airspace and Air Defense Systems, Rotary and Fixed-wing Aircraft, Helicopters, Russian, American

This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE), serving as an authoritative "encyclopedia" of weapons around the world. This is the newest edition revised in 2011. This handbook is one of a series that describes a contemporary Opposing Force (OPFOR) for training U.S. Military commanders, staffs, and units. Together, these handbooks outline an OPFOR than can cover the entire spectrum of military and paramilitary capabilities against which the U.S. Military must train to ensure success in any future conflict.

Part Nine includes the section of Volume Two (Airspace and Air Defense Systems) covering rotary and fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

Preface * Introduction * Units of Measure * CHAPTER 1 - COE OPFOR AND TIER TABLES * Table: COE Systems Tier Tables * Table: Systems Substitution Table Volume 2 * CHAPTER 2 - ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT * Light Helicopters * BO-105 * MD-500MD/Defender * SA-341/342 Gazelle * Attack Helicopters * AH-1F/Cobra * AH-1W/Supercobra * Ka-50/Ka-52 HOKUM/HOKUM-B * Mi-24/35 HIND * Mi-28N/HAVOC * Medium Multirole Helicopters * Lynx * Mi-2/HOPLIGHT * Z-9/Haitun and WZ-9 Gunship * Utility/Multirole Helicopters * AS-532/Cougar * Ka-27/HELIX * Mi-8/HIP-C and Variants * Mi-17/HIP-H and Mi-171Sh Gunship * Transport Helicopters * Mi-6/HOOK * Mi-26/HALO * Reconnaissance Helicopters * Horizon * Rotary-Wing Aircraft Weapons/Munitions * CHAPTER 3 - FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT * Fighter/Interceptor Aircraft * F-5/Freedom Fighter (Tiger) * Jaguar * J-6 (Jian-6)/F-6 * J-7/FISHBED * J-8/FINBACK * MiG-25/FOXBAT-B * MiG-31/FOXHOUND * Mirage III/5/50 * Ground Attack Aircraft * L39/Albatros * Su-17/FITTER * Su-25TM and Su-3 9/FROGFOOT * Multi-Role Aircraft * AJ37/Viggen * EF-2000/Eurofighter * F-4/Phantom * JAS39/Gripen * KFIR (Lion Cub) * MiG-21/FISHBED * MiG-23/MiG-27/FLOGGER * MiG-29/FULCRUM * Mirage 2000 * Mirage F1 * Q-5/FANTAN * Rafale * Su-24/FENCER * Su-27/FLANKER-B and Variants * Su-3 0/FLANKER-F and Su-30MKK * Tornado IDS * Transport Aircraft * An-2/COLT * An-12/CUB * An-26/CURL * IL-18/COOT * IL-76/CANDID * Bomber Aircraft * H-5/Hongzhaji-5 and IL-28/BEAGLE * H-6/Hongzhaji-6 * Tu-22M3/BACKFIRE-C * Tu-95/BEAR * Command and Control Aircraft * A-50E/MAINSTAY AWACS