List[edit]US military helicoptersNameRoleManufacturerImageNoteYear offirst flightIntroductionNumber built

Sikorsky R-4HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationFirst USAF helicopter.1942?131

Sikorsky H-5HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19431945-1957300

Sikorsky R-6HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationWorld War II19431945-1951225

Kellett R-8Experimental helicopterKellett Autogiro CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1946.1944never2

Bell H-13 SiouxLight observation helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationBell 47 variant.19451946-19742407

Kellett XR-10Military transport helicopterKellett Autogiro CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1949.1947never2

Sikorsky S-52Utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19471951-?93

Kaman HH-43 HuskieFirefighting/rescueKaman Aircraft19471958-1973[1]

Piasecki HUPUtility helicopterPiasecki HelicopterThe Army Mule.19481949-1964339

Hiller OH-23 RavenMultipurpose light helicopterHiller Aircraft19481950-?2000

Sikorsky H-19Utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19491950-?1102

Vertol H-21Cargo helicopterPiasecki Helicopter19521954-1967707

Sikorsky CH-37 MojaveAssault TransportSikorsky Aircraft CorporationLarge heavy lift helicopter used by the Army designated "Mojave" and Marines nicknamed "Deuce"19531956-1969153

De Lackner HZ-1 AerocycleExperimental rotorcraftde Lackner HelicoptersPrototype. Program canceled.1954never12

Sikorsky H-34Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationAnti-submarine warfare helicopter19541954-19732108

Bell UH-1 IroquoisUtility helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationThe UH-1 was in the service of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.19561959- in service16000

Sikorsky S-62SAR/utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationIt was used by the United States Coast Guard.19581961-1993175

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea KingASW/SAR/utility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporationused as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One19591961-20061500

Sikorsky S-61RMedium-lift transport/SAR helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationThe S-61R served in the United States Air Force and in the United States Coast Guard.19591961-in service?

Kaman SH-2 SeaspriteAnti-submarine warfare helicopterKaman Aircraft19591962-2001184

Boeing CH-47 ChinookTransport helicopterBoeing19611962-in service1180

Sikorsky CH-54Heavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19621964-1991105

Boeing CH-46 Sea KnightCargo helicopterBoeingIt is used by the United States Marine Corps.19621964-in service524

Hughes OH-6 CayuseLight Observation Helicopter / UtilityHughes Aircraft19631966-in service1420

MD Helicopters MH-6 Little BirdLight Observation HelicopterMD HelicoptersUsed for special operations in the United States Army.19631980-Present?

Sikorsky CH-53 Sea StallionHeavy-lift cargo helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationLoad capability of 35,000 pounds [2]Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low, US Air Force variant.[3]19641966-in service500

Bell AH-1 CobraAttack helicopterBell Helicopter TextronUsed in US Marine Corps19651967-in service1116

Bell 206Multipurpose Utility helicopterBell Aircraft Corporation19661967-in service7300

Bell OH-58 KiowaObservation/scout helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationFive versions: OH-58A, OH-58C, OH58C/S, OH-58D, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior19661969- in service2200

Lockheed AH-56 CheyenneAttack helicopterLockheed CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 1972.[4]1967Cancelled10

Sikorsky UH-60 Black HawkUtility helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationBlack Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East..19741979-in service2600

Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk[5]Combat Search and Rescue helicopterSikorsky Aircraft Corporation19741982-in service101

Eurocopter UH-72 LakotaUtility helicopterEurocopterAdapted from the Eurocopter EC145 and built in Columbus, Mississippi.19992006-in service250

Boeing AH-64 ApacheAttack helicopterHughes Aircraft,19751984-in service1174

Hughes MD 500 DefenderLight multi-role helicopterHughes Aircraftbased on the MD Helicopters MD 500 light utility helicopter.19761976-in service471

Sikorsky SH-60 SeahawkMultimission maritime helicopterSikorsky Aircraft CorporationSikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk variant.19791984-in service?

Bell Boeing V-22 OspreyV/STOL transportBoeing/Bell19892007-in service160

Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 ComancheReconnaissance and attack helicopterBoeing/SikorskyPrototype. Program canceled 2004.[6]1996never5

Bell UH-1Y VenomUtility helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationThe UH-1Y Venom is currently in full-rate production to replace the UH-1N Twin Huey20012008-in service54

Bell ARH-70 ArapahoArmed reconnaissance helicopterBell Aircraft CorporationPrototype. Program canceled 2008.[7]2006never4

Piasecki X-49Experimental high-speed compound helicopterPiasecki HelicopterPrototype under development.20071