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The Bell AH-1Z Viper [3] is a twin-engine attack helicopter, based on the AH-1W SuperCobra, designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is one of the latest members of the prolific Bell Huey family. It is often called "Zulu Cobra", based on the military phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter.
The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) system for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter. It was initially developed in the 1980s as the Airborne Adverse Weather Weapon System (AAWWS) as part of the Multi-Stage Improvement Program (MSIP) to enhance the AH-64A. [2] By 1990, both AAWWS and MSIP were renamed Longbow. [3]
Data from Bell AH-1 Cobra, Modern Fighting Aircraft General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 53 ft 5 in (16.28 m) with both rotors turning 45 ft 9 in (14 m) for fuselage only Width: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) for stub wings only Height: 13 ft 5 in (4.09 m) Empty weight: 6,610 lb (2,998 kg) Max takeoff weight: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) Powerplant: 1 × P&W Canada T400-CP-400 (PT6T-3 Twin-Pac) turboshaft ...
The Marine Corps’ light attack squadrons are composite squadrons made up of 18 AH-1Z Vipers and 9 UH-1Y Venoms. [17] The primary missions of the Viper is close air support , forward air control , reconnaissance and armed escort, [ 18 ] while the Huey provides airborne command and control , utility support, supporting arms coordination and ...
Bell AH-1Z Viper: Attack helicopter: Bell: 2000 2010 229 Bell UH-1Y Venom: Utility helicopter Bell Aircraft Corporation: The UH-1Y Venom is currently in full-rate production to replace the UH-1N Twin Huey: 2001 2008 92 Boeing AH-6: Light attack/reconnaissance helicopter Boeing Rotorcraft Systems: ULB: September 8, 2004 MELB: September 20, 2006 ...
The first Bell AH-1Z set to receive upgrades to be provided by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, under a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, has arrived at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly ...
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
In April 2023, the US government approved a $31.1 million deal to provide the United Kingdom with up to 768 APKWS-IIs, which will equip Apache AH-64E attack helicopters of the British Army. [ 66 ] In July 2023, the Czech Republic started taking deliveries of Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters along with APKWS-II rockets.