Order of 12 Set for 2022 Delivery

Bell has completed the first of 12 Bahraini AH-1Z Vipers, the most recent iteration of their classic Super Cobra attack helicopter. Through the Foreign Military Sales program, the Royal Bahraini Air Force will receive their newest additions in 2022, when they are delivered through the Defense Contract Management Agency. The sale is one of a few slated for production in the near future, for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Czech Republic. Buyers will receive planned capability improvements throughout its service life, to maintain their performance edge in a world escalating peer competition. The -1Z model improves on decades of the classic AH-1 family, first introduced in -1J guise in 1971. 

From 2017: Not Everything At Heli-EXPO Was Brand New…

People attend shows like Heli-EXPO to see what is the latest and greatest in aircraft and associated systems and equipment. But not everyone exhibiting at the show in Dallas in March had something brand new on display. Such was the case with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), which is dedicated to restoring and flying vintage military aircraft. At their booth, attendees saw the bones of an iconic rotorcraft, the Sikorsky Hoverfly. Keegan Chetwynd, Curator for the Commemorative Air Force, told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell that the Hoverfly was the first mass-produced, practical hel