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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.
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Vintage Aviation News on MSNToday in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-14On 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 ...
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VMUT-2 Performs First MQ-9A Reaper Flight at MCAS Cherry PointMarines 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.
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