Tagged: US Marine Corps

2023 04 11 Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite 0

Cobras Give Bahrain Extra Bite

Helicopters play a major role in the defence and security of Bahrain. Alan Warnes has been looking at the Royal Bahraini Air Force and the background to its capabilities. Helicopters at the Core of...

Last USMC AH-1W Super Cobra retired 0

USMC AH-1W Super Cobra retired

USA The US Marine Corps held a Whiskey Sundown Ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 14 to mark the final retirement of the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra....

US Bell AH-1Z Viper 0

US Bell AH-1 Cobra strikes in the Middle East

The United States has approved the potential sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, including spares, support, weapons and training. Jon Lake reports. The...

US Marine F-35B Lightning II 0

Dropping Like Flies: US Marine F-35s Software Malfunction Grounds More Jets

“Some anomalies” with the F-35B’s Autonomous Logistic Information System (ALIS) forced the US Marines in Yuma, Arizona, to “temporarily suspend” F-35B operations, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said on Friday. The root of the problem...