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An AH-1Z at an air show displaying four-blade rotors and longer stub wings. The Bell AH-1Z Viper is an attack helicopter derived from the earlier Bell AH-1 SuperCobra. When contrasted against its predecessor, it incorporates various improvements and advances, including new rotor technology, upgraded military avionics, updated weapons systems ...
Turkey: 127 AIM-9X-BII Sidewinder in inventory and 401 AIM-9X-BII Sidewinder on order. [99] [77] Tunisia United States [77] UAE [77] Ukraine: 43 missiles donated by Canada from the stocks of the Canadian Armed Forces. The variant was not stated nor if they were to be used by Ukrainian Air Force's fighters or the ground defences like the NASAMS.
The Bell AH-1Z Viper retained much of the AH-1W's design, but also features several major changes. [3] The AH-1Z's two redesigned wing stubs are longer with each adding a wingtip station for a missile such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder. Each wing has two other stations for 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra rocket pods, or AGM-114 Hellfire quad missile launcher ...
Raytheon (RTX) set to offer software development, software risk reduction, existing software support, software improvements and production integration planning for the AIM-9X missiles.
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 ...
agm-114r-9x The Hellfire R-9X is a Hellfire variant with a kinetic warhead with pop-out blades instead of explosives , used against specific human targets. Its lethality is due to 100 lb (45 kg) of dense material with six blades flying at high speed, to crush and cut the targeted person [ 51 ] —the R-9X has also been referred to as the "Ninja ...
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.
Bell AH-1Z Viper: Attack helicopter Bell Helicopter 2000 2011 [24] 195 [24] McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet: Multirole fighter: McDonnell Douglas (1974–1997) Northrop (1974–1994) Boeing (1997–2000) Used extensively by the U.S. Navy: 1978 1983 1,480 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: Carrier-based multirole fighter McDonnell Douglas(1995–1997)