Denel CSH-2 Rooivalk

Origin

South Africa

Type

two-seat attack helicopter

Max Speed

172 mph/278 km/h

Max Range

584 miles/940 km

Dimensions

main roter diam. 51 ft 1 1/2 in/15.58 m, length 61 ft 5 1/2 in/18.73 m, height 17 ft 1/4 in/5.19 m

Weight

empty 13,029 lb/5,910 kg, max. take-off 19,290 lb/8,750 kg

Powerplant

two Atlas Topaz (locally-upgraded Turbomeca Makila 1A2) turboshaft

Armament

one 20mm Armscor GA-1 Rattler trainable cannon, or one trainable 30mm DEFA 553 cannon turret-mounted under the nose, plus up to 3,446 lb/2,032 kg of stores including 18-round launchers for 2.68 in/68mm rockets, or four-round launchers for the Atlas Swift laser-guided anti-tank missile, air-to-air missiles can be carried at the wingtips

Operators:

South Africa