In terms of military attack helicopters, perhaps no two aircraft are as iconic as the United States AH-64 Apache and AH-1Z Viper. Both helicopters have been critical components of American ...

The AH-1Z Viper’s original design is rooted in the iconic AH-1 Cobra, which is one of the first dedicated attack helicopters that rose to prominence during the Vietnam War One of the biggest ...

Helicopters have been used throughout the each U.S. military branch for decades, fulfilling a number of roles. The Marines favored this one.

The long pole seen protruding from the front of a military helicopter is an aerial refueling probe, allowing helicopters to ...

The AH-1Z Viper is a staple of the US Marine Corps as an attack helicopter It features a 20mm M197 three-barreled gatling gun, Hydra rockets, Hellfire missiles, and Sidewinder missiles The Viper ...

A little more than a year ago we got wind of America's most vicious-looking attack and utility helicopters, the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom, entering a modernization effort meant to improve a ...

With the goal of obtaining an advanced fleet of attack helicopters beside its Soviet-era Mi-24/Mi-35 fleet, Ukraine has sought the U.S.’s AH-1Z Viper helicopters that were originally meant for ...

Earlier this week, rotary-wing maker, Bell Textron TXT Inc., highlighted the passage of the 500,000-flight hour mark for the fleet of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters operated by the Marine ...

Marine Corps photo Aviators at Camp Pendleton have taken delivery of the last AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter produced by Bell Textron for the Marine Corps. Col. Nathan “MOG” Marvel, commanding ...

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. Marvel, like most Marines ...