CLARK AIR BASE, PHILIPPINES: US Marine helicoptor pilots prepare their AH-1W "Super Cobra" attack helicopter for flight operation at Clark Air Base, 04 November 2003. All snakes shed their skin and ...

The Vietnam War brought to light the necessity of a specialized, armed aircraft to assist and supply fire support for transport helicopters in combat situations. In response, Bell Helicopter, the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: One Marine recently said the AH-1’s air-to-air role could expand, thanks to the introduction of the F-35B stealth fighter. The U.S. Marine Corps’s AH-1Z Viper attack ...

The U.S. Marine Corps’s AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter possess a little-known capability. In addition to attacking ground and sea targets, they’re capable of fighting other helicopters — and, in a ...

The AH-1 Cobra attack chopper evolved from the UH-1 Huey and proved itself in countless missions for the U.S. military over the years. But while the Army eventually phased it out, the Marine Corps ...

Sixty years ago today, on September 7, 1965, the Bell AH-1 Cobra lifted off for its maiden flight. Known as the Bell Model 209 in prototype form, the helicopter was flown by test pilot William Quinlan ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- A Fort Drum-based operation that brought in tens of millions of dollars for the Army by rebuilding and selling AH-1 Cobra helicopters is about to ship its last four aircraft, ...

The US Marine Corps issued a request for information for its Attack Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) programme, formally launching its search for a rotorcraft to succeed the Vietnam War-era Bell UH ...