Bell has delivered approximately 2,300 variants of these single- and twin-engine, single-main-rotor attack helicopters, while Fuji has delivered about 90 units. The latest iteration in the AH-1 Cobra ...

After 34 years of service, during which it clocked up 933,614 flight hours, the United States Marine Corps is retiring its fleet of 179 Bell AH-1W “Super Cobra” attack helicopters, though some have ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has officially retired the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from its fleet, after more than 34 years of service. The light twin-engined helicopter was based on the ...

The oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 was ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before the AH-64 Apache became the might of the skies for Army Aviation, another aircraft was paving the way for the Army's modern attack helicopter fleet. The Bell AH-1 Cobra, ...

The AH-1 Cobra’s performance in Grenada underscored its value as a flexible and lethal platform in low-intensity conflicts. Developed by Bell Helicopter in the 1960s, the AH-1 Cobra was the United ...

Castle Air Museum has received a delivery of two new aircraft that will become part of its collection of military planes and helicopters on display in Atwater. Castle Air Museum Chief Executive ...

Helicopter-maker Bell has delivered its final AH-1 airframe to the US Marine Corps (USMC). The Textron subsidiary said on 2 November that the handover of the 189th AH-1Z Viper, originally known as the ...

Family of single- and twin-engine attack helicopters. Bell has delivered over 2,300 AH-1s and Fuji of Japan produced about 90 under license. The latest AH-1Z Viper is an improved version of the ...