Sixty years ago today, on September 7, 1965, the Bell AH-1 Cobra lifted off for its maiden flight. Known as the Bell Model 209 in prototype form, the helicopter was flown by test pilot William Quinlan ...

The fighter jet has been constantly transforming and advancing since the very first aircraft of its type, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but it took a bit longer for a true attack helicopter to arrive. In ...

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 was ...

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Family of single- and twin-engine attack helicopters. Bell has delivered over 2,300 AH-1s and Fuji of Japan produced about 90 under license. The latest AH-1Z Viper is an improved version of the ...

While the SuperCobra served as a guardian angel, hovering above Marines, the Viper is a sensor-shooter platform that can integrate with drones, F-35s, and surface ships. The long-serving Bell AH-1W ...