‘This is the standard which is better: an AK-47 or M-16 type question,’ Joe Difrancesco, former AH-64 Apache Pilot in the…
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With AURA Program USMC Eyes Next Generation Aircraft to replace UH-1Y and AH-1Z Huey helicopters
by Dario LeoneWith AURA Program the USMC is taking advantage of all the work manufacturers are already doing for the US Army’s FRLAA…
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Australia to replace its Eurocopter Tiger Fleet with “a Proven and Mature, Off-The-Shelf” Attack Helicopter
by Dario LeoneThe country has issued a request for information for 29 airframes to replace the Australian Army existing Tiger attack helicopter. Australia…
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Two USMC Aviators killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash
by Dario LeoneThe pilots were flying an AH-1Z Viper as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station…
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Delivery of the AH-1Z Viper will continue until 2022 The last UH-1Y Venom ordered by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) will…
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Possible sale of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters to Bahrain approved
by Dario LeoneThe AH-1Z attack helicopters would improve Royal Bahraini Air Force capability to meet current and future threats The U.S. Defense Security…
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Two AH-1W Super Cobras from HMLA-367 flew counter clockwise around the island of Oahu, Hawaii for the final time on Mar.…
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Brazilian Army could get surplus USMC AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters
by Dario LeoneThe U.S. recently announced plans to sell surplus AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters through the Foreign Military Sale or Direct Commercial…
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“It’s been special flying the legacy AH-1Ws, and they definitely played a huge part in the Marine air-ground task force,” Capt.…
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SURPLUS U.S. MARINE CORPS AH-1W SUPER COBRA ATTACK HELICOPTERS UP FOR SALE
by Dario LeoneThe AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters are progressively retired from service in favour of the latest-variant AH-1Z Viper The U.S. government…