The U.S. Army retired the AH-1 Cobra in 2000 due to maintenance costs and poor nighttime performance, but the Marines ...

At the forefront of this evolution stand two remarkable machines: the Bell AH-1Z Viper and the Russian Kamov Ka-52 Alligator. ... This innovative design negates the need for a tail rotor, ...

However, the AH-1Z Viper improved upon the AH-1W in a few notable ways beyond the additional helicopter blades, including an upgraded transmission, a four-bladed tail rotor, an integrated glass ...

The most recent model and SuperCobra replacement, the AH-1Z Viper, has a glass cockpit and a new four-bladed composite rotor system. Around 1,100 AH-1G's were made between 1967 and 1973, 270 of ...

Modern upgrades in the AH-1Z include a four-blade rotor and modern electronics and communications. It’s armed with a Gatling gun and rockets, as well as air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles ...

Bell Textron Inc. delivered the 189th and last AH-1Z Viper to the Marine Corps on Tuesday, completing the Program of Record for the latest version of the storied H-1 platform. But if it’s not ...

CAMP PENDLETON — A Marine unit at Camp Pendleton took delivery this month of its last new H-1 helicopter, 60 years after the service ordered its first ones in 1962. The last helicopter — an AH ...

April 26, 2023: In March Slovakia agreed to send its 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. Slovakia is now a NATO member, no longer uses MiG-29s, and has replaced them with F-16s. In gratitude the U.S.

April 26, 2023: In March Slovakia agreed to send its 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. Slovakia is now a NATO member, no longer uses MiG-29s, and has replaced them with F-16s. In gratitude the U.S.