1982 Although the Lebanon War was mainly a guerrilla war, because Israel used western equipment and tactics to deal with Syria, which relied on the former Soviet Union system, it formed a special pattern closely related to the defense of Western Europe. In this war, both Israel and Syria adopted new technologies, especially Israel's effective and skillful use of advanced weapon systems, which attracted attention. The two sides used anti-tank gunships and combat helicopters for the first time in the Middle East and achieved success, thus establishing their status as anti-tank weapons.

The anti-tank missiles that dominated the Middle East war in the 1970s were eclipsed by the Lebanon war. Although both the Israeli army and the Syrian army used a large number of ground-launched anti-tank missiles and rockets, due to heavy artillery bombardment and intensive machine gun strafe, anti-tank shooters could not raise their heads to aim at the target. Syrian pilots, on the other hand, flew the Gazelle helicopter carrying the Hult anti-tank missile, cleverly dodged Israel's air defense detection radar and unexpectedly flew over Shufu Mountain in the form of a column, which dealt a heavy blow to Israel. Israel, which enjoys air superiority, can't stop Syrian helicopters flying at low altitude. In this war, Syria dispatched 93 sorties of "Little Antelope" helicopters carrying "Hott" anti-tank missiles, hitting seven Israeli tanks. Of course, Israelis with rich practical experience and excellent quality are not far behind. In this war, the Israeli army used 12 AH- 1s cobra and 30 Hughes MD-500 anti-Tanzanian helicopters, dispatched 130 sorties, fought for 400 hours, and destroyed 29 Syrian tanks, 4 armored transport vehicles, 52 light armored vehicles and 65,438 vehicles.

From this conflict, it can be clearly seen that "land war" and "air war" can never be regarded as two unrelated things. The mobility and combat of ground forces need air support very much; Ground systems and troops can also provide a strong guarantee for air maneuvers. "the soldiers are surprisingly expensive." In the coordinated operation of modern services and arms, with the air assault force of armed helicopters, the mobility of the army today is 20 times that of early infantry units and 8 times that of mechanized units. The participation of armed helicopters can greatly shorten the process of war, obviously improve the overall operational efficiency of the army, and play a decisive role in the outcome of future wars.

Fully aware of this, the US military sent more than 350 AH-64A Apache and 50 Huey Cobras, plus 80 French gazelles to participate in the Gulf War, and used the flexible and extensive characteristics of armed helicopters to attack battlefield targets, from attacking radars and missile launchers to the front line, and used them boldly in tactics. Especially in the ground stage, a successful example of a large helicopter hitting a tank was created. At the same time, in ground operations, the Army Aviation Helicopter played an important role in the circuitous and circuitous operations of the 18 airborne troops, ensuring the rapid mobility of the troops.

With the continuous expansion of helicopter application, in the near future, a large part of future land warfare will extend to the low altitude above the ground 100 meters. At that time, there will be a fierce battle between large helicopters and armed combat helicopters, interspersed with encounters with armored mechanized troops, which will be an exciting sight. This opened a period of rapid development of armed helicopters.

For the armed helicopter itself, besides high flying speed, strong armor protection and crash resistance, and strong firepower, there is also a problem that cannot be ignored, that is, it should also be equipped with advanced electronic equipment. Advanced electronic equipment, like human eyes, ears and brain, is very important to improve the combat effectiveness and survivability of armed helicopters in battlefield environment.

Since the 1960s, the wide application of electronic technology and photoelectric new technology in the military has also promoted the improvement of armed helicopter equipment in the army and air force. People soon found that it was not advisable to add new single sensors and avionics to the original system. This not only makes the helicopter's equipment more and more heavy, but also makes the operation more complicated, which does more harm than good. On the contrary, it makes the weapon fail to achieve the expected operational efficiency. Therefore, since the early 1970s, the United States has put forward the development plan of avionics informatization, and made the electronic integrated system widely used in armed helicopters.