Description
Book SynopsisSpecial Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US Navy SEALs, the US Army’s Delta Force, Polish GROM and the France’s National Gendarmerie Intervention Group are famous for their bravery and formidable record. Aircraft are a key element of their functionality, without which Special Forces would not be able to move quickly to the combat zone. Arranged into chapters divided by transports, gunships, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles, the book includes the AC-130H gunship, which can be armed with weapons such as the M61 Vulcan rotary cannon and can destroy ground targets from a range of 2,000 metres; the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, which can land large numbers of men and material in tight spaces because of its STOL capabilities; the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II, used by the British Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW) for the insertion of small units behind enemy lines; and the Mil Mi- 171Sh Storm rotorcraft, used by the Russian Spetsnaz commandos for operations in difficult terrain. Illustrated with 140 photographs and artworks, Aircraft of the Special Forces is a dynamic guide to the specialist aircraft and UAVs deployed by Special Forces throughout the world today.
Table of ContentsContents to include:
Aircraft & Gunships:
CV-22 Osprey
AC-130H/U Gunship
MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II
MC-130P Combat Shadow
MC-130J Commando II
AC-130J Ghostrider
MC-130W Combat Spear
MC-130W Dragon Spear
EC-130J Commando Solo
U-28A
MC-12W Liberty
C-146A Wolfhound
Boeing C-32B
Helicopters:
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
Eurocopter EC725 Caracal
NHIndustries NH90
NHIndustries MRH-90
Taipan Airbus H145M
MH-53J/M Pavelow
MH-60 Black Hawk
MH-60L DAP Gunships
AH-6 / MH-6 Little Bird
MH-47 Chinook
HH-60H Rescue Hawk
Kamov Ka-27
Kamov Ka-29
Kamov Ka-31
Kamov Ka-226
Kazan Ansat
Mil Mi-8
Mil Mi-14
Mi-171Sh
Mil Mi-26
Mil Mi-38
Attack helicopters:
Eurocopter Tiger
Mil Mi-24 and Mi-35 family
Mil Mi-28
Kamov Ka-52
Bell AH-1 Cobra
Agusta A129 Mangusta
AH-64 Apache
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
RQ-4 Global Hawk
MQ-4C Triton
RQ-7 Shadow
MQ-8B Fire Scout/MQ-8C Fire Scout
MQ-9 Reaper
CQ-10 Snowgoose
RQ-11 Raven
RQ-12 Wasp
MQ-19 Aerosonde
RQ-20 Puma
RQ-21 Blackjack
RQ-170 Sentinel
RQ-180
Black Hornet Nano
Coyote
Snipe NAV
Switchblade
Maveric
Stalker
ScanEagle
Northrop Grumman Bat
