In response, Bell developed the Cobra gunship, armed with miniguns, grenade launchers, and missiles. Its devastating firepower made it a feared predator in the Vietnamese jungle. Trump effect on ...

Marines have been flying the AH-1W Super Cobra since 1986. The last AH-1W was delivered in 1998. The AH-1W is being replaced by the AH-1Z, starting in 2006 as part of a remanufacture program.

(On a separate note, there is an actual Cobra Whiskey drink, made in Thailand, with the snake in the bottle.) The original variant, the AH-1J, made its maiden flight in 1969 and officially entered ...