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A robust technical basis for defining the essential requirements of an aircraft is established, and solutions that can ensure the effective and safe execution of missions are indicated. Helicopter models were evaluated by considering predefined criteria, and the weights of these criteria were attributed using a questionnaire that was administered to pilots and aerostatic operators of Public Air Units (UAP) in several states of the federation. As a result of the evaluation of the 15 helicopter models used by police services in the State of Rio de Janeiro, the modeling with the WASPAS method ranked the Sikorsky UH-60 (Black Hawk) model in first place, the Leonardo AW 139 model in second place, and the Bell 412 model in third place. Based on the available data, we suggest that a comparative study integrating the Entropy and CRITIC methods be conducted to measure the weights of the criteria associated with the application of other multi-criteria techniques, such as COMET, MACAB, SPOTIS, VIKOR, SAPEVO, and PROMETHEE.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms12010077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,12]],"date-time":"2023-01-12T03:47:01Z","timestamp":1673495221000},"page":"77","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":63,"title":["Use of the WASPAS Method to Select Suitable Helicopters for Aerial Activity Carried Out by the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0405-0032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gustavo Soares","family":"de Assis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Aeron\u00e1utica, Pra\u00e7a Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, Vila das Ac\u00e1cias, S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1533-5535","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marcos","family":"dos Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Pra\u00e7a General Tib\u00farcio, 80, Praia Vermelha, Urca, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9453-741X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marcio Pereira","family":"Basilio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pol\u00edcia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Evaristo da Veiga, 78, Centro, Rio de Janeiro 20031-040, Brazil"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1901\/jaba.1978.11-11","article-title":"Police evaluation research: An experimental and cost-benefit analysis of a helicopter patrol in a high crime area 1","volume":"11","author":"Schnelle","year":"1978","journal-title":"J. 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