HForce is a unique and flexible weapon system designed to meet the requirements of defence agencies looking for light attack mission capabilities to complement their existing fleet of specialised attack helicopters.
It is the latest generation of Airbus’ weapon system. Modular and incremental, HForce can be fitted onboard military versions of Airbus’ commercial helicopter range (H125M, H145M, H225M).
HForce offers a wide range of modern weapons, and is easy to operate – with a level of targeting accuracy that formerly was reserved for high-end attack helicopters.
Drawing on experience with the Tiger attack helicopter, Airbus developed an off-the-shelf solution to address a large scope of customers’ armament needs.
Designed as a modular and incremental system, HForce offers a multi-purpose mission computer that is interchangeable from one helicopter to another, along with a large choice of weapons (air-to-air, air-to-ground, ballistic and guided) to comply with any operational needs. This technically advanced solution takes into account the different aspects of firing accuracy: weapon recoil, the center-of-gravity, ground clearance and vehicle separation.
HForce is composed of:
One central core unit for firing computation
Monocular helmet-mounted sight and display
(HMSD) for pilot and gunner targeting and ballistic firing
Electro-optical system (EOS) for target identification and firing
Armament grips for armament management
Weapons pods with the following armament:
Ballistic: machine gun, cannon, rocket
Guided: laser-guided rockets, air-to-ground missile, air-to-air missile (with growth potential)-
Full operating spectrum:
HForce covers the full operational spectrum of missions:
Air-to-ground:
Tanks, armoured vehicles, troops, fire support for troops in contact:
Air-to-air
Aircraft, drones and attack helicopters:
Air-to-surface
Maritime counter terrorism and counter piracy speedboats
Ballistic:
20 mm Cannon
12.7 mm Machine Gun
68 and 70 mm rockets
Guided:
rockets
Air-to-ground missile(SPIKE ER2)
Air-to-air missile (with growth potential)
Incremental and modular
HForce is offered with different options and armaments:
Option 0: Fixed parts and capabilities; structural parts and harnesses
Option 1: Ballistic armed scout (pilot/gunner firing with HMSD)
Option 2: Ballistic light attack (captain/gunner firing with EOS or pilot firing with HMSD)
Option 3: Ballistic and guided light attack (captain/gunner firing with EOS or pilot firing ballistic with HMSD).
HForce’s flexible architecture permits aircraft to be retrofitted with any available armament
