The UH-1Y model is lightly armed with 7.62mm and 12.7mm calibre machine guns and 70mm guided rockets. The AH-1Z carries up to two AIM-9 Sidewinders, 16 AGM-144 Hellfires, ...

The unit cost of a new UH-1Y is $24 million, ... The Y-model weighs 18,500lb, about 8,000lb more than the UH-1N, and it can carry 8 to 10 passengers depending on the seating configuration.

4 Jul 2023, 06:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Bell announced the fleet of about 400 AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom have reached a combined 500,000 flight hours 10 Jun 2022, 09:20 ...

We (hope we) do, and today’s military treat includes the mighty UH-1Y Venom and the complicatedly-called Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command.

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation as we watch U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom crews conduct aerial gunnery training. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation, any use of these content ...

The U.S. Marine Corps’ UH-1Y utility helicopter achieved initial operating capability (IOC) ... It will be the first MEU deployment with a new type/model/series UH-1 since 1972, ...

Marines conduct preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Camp Pendleton, California, July 31, 2023. (Cpl. Jade Venegas/Marine Corps) A Marine Corps utility helicopter was damaged while a ...

The collision between an AH-1W Super Cobra and a UH-1Y Super Huey occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday during a routine training mission called Scorpion Fire. The training, ...

Marking a key development for U.S. Marine Corps aviation, Bell Helicopter, the manufacturer of the service’s H-1 Helicopter, delivered the 100th UH-1Y model to the U.S. government Jan. 16 ...

The aircraft involved were the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter and the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter, pictured here at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2021. (Lance Cpl ...

The squadron flies UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Cobras. According to officials, Mazzuchelli was from Orange Park, Florida and received his commission in the Navy in June 2010.