ABOVE: The US Marine Corps’ current generation AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters share 85% of their components During a recent ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell celebrated the ...

The U.S. operates two attack helicopters that carry this kind of ordnance: the Bell AH-1Z Viper, flown by the Marine Corps, and the AH-65 Apache, operated by the Army.

On this day in aviation history, February 19, 1957, the Bell X-14 made its first flight. This aircraft, capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and assembled from readily available components ...

Marines on the East Coast will soon have their own MQ-9A Reaper training unit, which will train pilots and sensor operators from spring 2025. An MQ-9A Reaper from the VMUT-2 (Marine Unmanned ...

The Viper is one of the most heavily armed aircraft at the disposal of the Marine Corps. These helicopters see a wide range of missions, including close air support, anti-armor strikes, and ...

Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa — A Marine Corps general returned to this air station from Washington, D.C., to take command Friday of the Marines’ air wing in the Indo-Pacific.

A USMC AH-1Z attack helicopter from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 fires an AGM-179 JAGM during an expeditionary (EXPO) strike off the coast of Okinawa on Jun. 26, 2024.

U.S. Marine Corps aviation ordnance technicians lload an AGM-179 joint air-to-ground missile onto an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 26, 2024.

Marine Corps Capt. Steven Maire, left, an AH-1Z Viper pilot, Capt. Joseph Carey, an MV-22B Osprey pilot, received Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals for providing lifesaving aid to a man ...

Two MCAS Miramar Marines were honored during a ceremony this week after saving the life of a man who suffered a medical emergency at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport.

Established in 1982, the squadron is responsible for training pilots on the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z/W Viper helicopters. This incident marks the second death within the Marine Corps in less than a week.