Contractor : Bell Helicopter TEXTRON, Inc. (Prime), General Electric, Kollsman Inc.

Power Plant :

Two General Electric T700-GE-401 Turboshaft engines
Each engine delivers 1,690 horsepower.

Accommodations :

Two seats, in tandem (pilot in rear, copilot/gunner in front)
Performance : Climb rate: 1,925 feet per minute
Maximum altitude : 14,750 feet
Maximum attainable speed : 170 knots (195 mph)
Maximum cruising speed : 152 knots (173 mph)

Countermeasures : AN/ALE-39 Chaff system and SUU-4/1 Flare dispensers

Armament :

One M197 three barrel 20 mm gun (mounted under the nose with 750 round ammo container)
Underwing attachments for four TOW missiles, eight Hellfire missiles, or one AIM-9L Sidewinder missile
Can also be equipped with Zuni rocket launchers