The U.S. Forestry Service has retired its Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopters used for the aerial supervision of firefighting operations. The Firewatch Cobra Program used a pair of Vietnam-era AH-1F Cobra ...

After Vietnam, Bell pushed the Cobra design further with the King Cobra and later the twin-engine Super Cobra. Upgraded with ...

Israeli soldiers had what the military called a "massive" shootout with Palestinian militants in the city of Jenin on Monday, a conflict that escalated with the use of a roadside bomb and finally ...

At the show the Royal Bahraini Air Force is taking the opportunity to show off its helicopter types, including examples of the Agusta Bell AB212 (the Huey of Vietnam war fame), the MBB Bo 105, the new ...

While at work (I work in a high rise in downtown LA) I occasionally hear the rumble of helicopters. This isn't unusual since corporate helicopters often ferry executives about. However, the ...

Army attack helicopter pilot Larry Taylor scrambled to rescue a small patrol of soldiers surrounded by enemies on the ground in Vietnam, according to a dramatic account he and the men he helped save ...

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 call came over the radio on the Cobra attack helicopter: Return to base to resupply. The gunship’s ammunition was almost exhausted. Fuel was running low. The Cobra’s commander, Lieutenant Larry ...

President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. His awarding of the military’s highest honor stems from a combat mission on June 18 ...