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A Harrier AV-8B fighter jet lands at Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The jet, which saw service in the ...
ABOVE: The US Marine Corps’ current generation AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters share 85% of their components During a recent ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell celebrated the ...
Inside the Curious, and Dangerous, World of US Military Museums “These are not toys, they are weapons. And yet there’s no accountability.” Jasper Craven May 26, 2025 ...
The 101st Airborne Division will be the first unit to get the Army’s new tiltrotor aircraft. ... a next-generation replacement for the aging H-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
The Army's AH-1 Cobra was America's first attack helicopter that Bell created off the back of the UH-1 Huey. It has undergone multiple upgrades.
For many of the veterans, it marked a return to Hunter Army Airfield where they learned to fly the Apache’s predecessor, the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter before shipping off to Vietnam.
Maritime strike isn’t the Hornets’ primary mission, but it’s within their capability, said Marine Aircraft Group 39 commander, Col. Jeremie “Hank” Hester, an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter ...
For instance, if air support needs 15 minutes to reach a hot spot, the enemy can plan to stage an attack and then retreat before the defending helicopters ever show up.
In 1967, Bell converted the multifaceted UH-1 Huey into the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter. The Cobra is one of the oldest military helicopters still in service today, but its spiritual successor ...
While the S-70 is a versatile platform loved by forces the world over, it’s not the most advanced attack helicopter on the planet. Newer, more combat-focused models bring faster speeds, longer range, ...
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.