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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 Bell AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom provide the backbone of attack and utility aviation support in the various battlespaces in which they are used, so SIEPU comes at an important time for the ...
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 ...
Attempts to acquire the AH-1Z Viper or AH-64E Apache from the US were rejected, so Pakistan turned to buying other foreign attack helicopters. Possible candidates have included the Turkish T129 , the Chinese CAIC Z-10 , and the Russian Mi-35 Hind . [ 70 ]
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.
The AgustaWestland Apache is a licence-built version of the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter for the British Army Air Corps. The first eight helicopters were built by Boeing ; the remaining 59 were assembled by Westland Helicopters (later AgustaWestland ) at Yeovil , Somerset in England from Boeing-supplied kits.