{
  "id": "panha-2091",
  "name": "Panha 2091 (Toufan I)",
  "aliases": [
    "IAIO Toufan or Toophan"
  ],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Attack helicopter",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1998,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Panha 2091 \"Toufan\" is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the Bell AH-1J International (export version of the SeaCobra) attack helicopter purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (also known as Panha).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (PANHA)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 16,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 13,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 2802,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Pratt and Whitney-based Turboshaft Engines",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1,800 hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "494 m/s",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire Control System Type",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Rocket-launching digital control system",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "M197 electric cannon; Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR); AIM-9 Sidewinder",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "M197 electric cannon",
      "role": "20mm three-barreled electric Gatling-type rotary cannon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "20mm three-barreled electric Gatling-type rotary cannon",
        "Caliber": "20 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "Up to 1500 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "2,000 ea"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR)",
      "role": "5in unguided rocket",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "5in unguided rocket",
        "Warhead": "Various",
        "Speed": "2,599 km/h"
      },
      "range_km": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "AIM-9 Sidewinder",
      "role": "Short-range air-to-air missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-panha-2091"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Short-range air-to-air missile",
        "Guidance": "Infrared homing (most models) semi-active radar homing (AIM-9C)",
        "Warhead": "WDU-17/B annular blast-frag",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5",
        "Length": "3.02 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        1,
        35
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Toufan II",
      "text": "Toufan II unveiled on January 2013",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "helicopter",
  "image": {
    "file": "panha-2091.jpg",
    "thumb": "panha-2091-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Atarod2003",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balgard_tofan6.jpg",
    "title": "File:Balgard tofan6.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/panha-2091.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-panha-2091": {
      "title": "Panha 2091 (Toufan I) Iranian Attack Helicopter",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Panha_2091_Toufan_I_Iranian_Attack_Helicopter",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}