European Gunships

A group of 10 Mi-17/171Sh ‘Hips’ is escorted by four Mi-24/35s over the snowy Czech countryside during an exercise. Jaroslav Špaček Conflicts, budget cuts and training programmes mean the attack helicopter fleets within NATO’s European air arms are in constant states of flux. Alan Warnes and a team of AFM correspondents turn the spotlight on the gunships of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France and Germany in the first of a new series. GUNSHIP HELICOPTERS PART 1 HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS were all