HESA Shahed 285

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HESA Shahed 285 (Template:Langx) is a light attack/reconnaissance helicopter developed in Iran. It was unveiled on Template:Date2. It is being produced in two versions: a light attack/recon version and a maritime patrol/anti-ship version.

Design and development

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Shahed 285 comes in two variants. AH-85A which is a land based variant and AH-85C which is a naval one. AH-85A is armed with 14 Script error: No such module "convert". rockets and a PKMT light machine gun either on a rotatable turret or on a static mount, or an NSV heavy machine gun in an underfuselage gondola (latest version). It also uses an EO/IR camera on its top.

Instead of the machine gun, AH-85C has a search and track radar on its chin to find and track enemy ships. Its range is estimated between Script error: No such module "convert".. It either uses two Kowsar or eight Sadid-1 anti-ship missiles. To fire these missiles, AH-85C relies on a Multi-function display in its cockpit.Template:Refn

Specifications (Shahed 285 / AH-85A)

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General characteristics

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See also

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References

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External links

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