The AH-1Z Viper, itself a development of the Super Cobra, continues the line. The Super Cobra first flew in 1983 at Bell’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, and the first AH-1Ws were ...

The company said that “prior to arriving at the [center], the AH-1Z and UH-1Y completed datalink capabilities testing with the USMC modifications at Camp Pendleton and testing with VMX-1 in Yuma”.

Bell said it plans to continue supporting the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom through the 2040s in alignment with the Marine Corps Aviation Plan. For more information on Textron and Bell, ...

The USMC plans flight tests for the AH-1Z throughout Q3, to be followed by flight testing of Link 16 on the UH-1Y Venom. The service anticipates AH-1Z initial fleet integration with Link 16 in 2022.

The U.S. Marines have fully retired the AH-1W Super Cobra, or the “Whiskey Cobra.” The replacement, the AH-1Z Viper, is also known as the “Zulu.” The two helicopters are similar, but the ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking to upgrade its fleet of Bell UH-1Y utility and AH-1Z attack helicopters with the ability to approach a landing zone autonomously.

The last helicopter — an AH-1Z Viper — was flown to the base Nov. 4 from Amarillo, Texas, by Col. Nathan Marvel, the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 39.

The US Marine Corps has finally cleared the Bell Helicopter AH-1Z Viper for operations, only a few weeks ahead of a decision to launch full-rate production. Declared "operationally effective and ...