Wednesday, September 10, 2014

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: The Bell AH-1 Super Cobra is The US Marines' Attack Helicopter

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: The Bell AH-1 Super Cobra is The US Marines' Attack Helicopter

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 10, 2014: The AH-1W Super Cobra is the US Marines' attack helicopter. It is supplied by Bell Helicopter Textron, and entered service in 1985.

As well as the US Marine Corps (USMC), the Super Cobra is operational with the Turkish Land Forces and the armed forces of Taiwan. The AH-1W was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.

AH-1W Super Cobra orders and deliveries

Around 63 AH-1W helicopters were acquired by the Republic of China Army in 1990. As of January 2010, 59 helicopters were operational.

In 1990, the Turkish Army procured ten AH-1W Super Cobras. Six helicopters were operational as of July 2010. Two more AH-1W helicopters were delivered by the US in 2011 under a foreign military sales contract. About 167 AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters are being operated by the USMC.

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