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

President Donald Trump recently deployed the Marines, along with National Guard members, to Los Angeles, California, because ...

The AH-1Z Viper is the evolution of attack helicopter power—faster, smarter, and deadlier. Equipped with advanced targeting systems, upgraded armor, and serious firepower, this supercharged ...

AH-1Z Viper: M197 20mm cannon, Hellfire missiles, Hydra 70 rockets, and AIM-9 Sidewinder. Ka-52 Alligator: 2A42 30mm cannon, Vikhr-1 missiles, S-8 and S-13 rockets, R-73 missiles. AH-1Z Viper: ...

According to the World Air Forces 2025 directory, more than 20,000 attack helicopters are in service in 2025. The most used are the Sikorsky S-70-based variants, the UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-60 Seahawk ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: 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 ...

The AH-1Z Viper is an upgrade to AH-1W and replaces the existing cockpit and drive system with an integrated digital/glass cockpit, four-bladed, all-composite, hingeless, bearingless rotor system, ...

The prototype of the AW249 during its first flight on Mar. 19, 2023. (Reader’s submission) Many mistakenly believe the AW249 is an AH-64 Apache look-alike, but beyond their tandem cockpit setup ...

Bell designed the Viper to counter both air-to-air and air-to-ground targets while simultaneously operating in the world's most austere environments. The AH-1Z has demonstrated its ability to ...

The AH-1Z programme was originally launched in 1996 by the US Marine Corps; the AH-1Z first flew in December 2000. The Viper model features a 10 000 flight-hour airframe, higher rated transmission ...

The United States Department of Defense has confirmed a significant arms sale to Nigeria, involving 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, to bolster the West African nation’s military capabilities.