The Bell AH-1 Cobra is an American single-engine attack helicopter built by Bell Helicopter and developed specifically to provide close air support and escort for troop-carrying helicopters, entering service in June 1967 with the first six aircraft arriving in Vietnam that August. Over more than a million operational hours flown during the Vietnam War, Cobras were typically paired with lighter scout helicopters in so-called hunter-killer teams to locate and destroy ground targets, though roughly 300 of the type were lost in combat over the course of the war. A total of 1,116 single-engine Cobras were built between 1967 and 2019, and while the United States Army retired its own Cobra fleet by 2001 in favor of the AH-64 Apache, twin-engine derivatives of the design continued in Marine Corps and export service well beyond that date.
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Weapon Class (category)Attack / Military Helicopter 1 Connections
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Lead paragraph
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter.
Operational history, Vietnam
During June 1967, the first examples of the AH-1 entered service with the US Army and were promptly deployed to the Vietnam theater.
service status
A total of 1,116 single-engine Cobras were built between 1967 and 2019, and while the United States Army retired its own Cobra fleet by 2001 in favor of the AH-64 Apache, twin-engine derivatives of the design continued in Marine Corps and export service well beyond that date
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Used In: Gulf War, Wikipedia article text
For several decades, the AH-1 formed the core of the US Army's attack helicopter fleet, seeing combat in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and the Gulf War.
Used In: Vietnam War, Wikipedia article text
In the Vietnam War alone, the Cobra fleet cumulatively chalked up in excess of one million operational hours; roughly 300 AH-1s were also lost in combat.
Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
During June 1967, the first examples of the AH-1 entered service with the US Army and were promptly deployed to the Vietnam theater.
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