Developed by Bell Helicopter in the 1960s ... firepower on a variety of targets. By 1983, the Cobra had evolved into variants, such as the AH-1S, equipped with a 20mm M197 cannon, TOW anti ...

The Philippine Air Force's (PAF) 15th Strike Wing retired two each of its two AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters and the last two OV-10 Bronco aircraft at the Major Daniel Atienza Air Base in Sangley ...

The KAI LAH is the newest addition to South Korea’s military forces It is replacing an aging fleet of AH-1S Cobra and MD500 Defender helicopters The KAI LAH can be equipped with a 20mm cannon ...

There are no reports from either the Philippine or Japanese defense departments confirming the supposed donation of 12 AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters Claim: Japan has donated 12 AH-1S Cobra attack ...

The oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 ...

The Cobra shared vulnerabilities with every helicopter type ... Between 1967 and 1973, Bell manufactured more than 1,100 AH-1s. The Cobras logged more than a million flight hours in Vietnam ...

In February, Rappler fact-checked a similar claim that Japan donated AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters to the Philippines. Katarina Ruflo is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program.

The Philippine air force has retired its Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters. The air force’s 15th Strike Wing held a joint retirement ceremony ...

“The first production lot of U.S. Marine Corps H-1s was ... attack helicopter, the Marine Corps is not yet shopping for its own, according to Forbes. In the meantime, the Cobra cockpit will ...

These helicopters will supplement the Army’s current fleet of 36 AH-64E and replace part of the AH-1S Cobra helicopters about to be retired this year. The request from Seoul included up to 76 ...