In a 21 April social media post the Polish Ministry of National Defence said that both Bell and Boeing had submitted offers with the best one to be selected, though no date for a contract award was mentioned. Either the AH-64E Apache or AH-1Z Viper will now go on to win the acquisition and replace a fleet of ageing Mi-24 helicopters.
The Bell AH-1Z Viper "Zulu Cobra" is an upgraded version of the AH-1W SuperCobra. The AH-1Z features a four blade, bearingless, composite main rotor system, uprated transmission, and a new target sighting system. It is currently beginning to replace the AH-1W as the primary attack helicopter of the USMC. The first example of an upgraded and modernized AH-1 was in 1979 with the Bell 249, which
ÄŚeská armáda zĂskala prvnĂ dva bitevnĂ vrtulnĂky AH-1Z Viper z USA. Ty nahradĂ legendárnà ďáblĹŻv kočár, tedy sovÄ›tskĂ© Mi-24/35. NovĂ© vrtulnĂky jsou obratnĂ©, vĂ˝konnĂ© a mohou nĂ©st rozsáhlou vĂ˝zbroj, vÄŤetnÄ› Ĺ™ĂzenĂ˝ch stĹ™el Hellfire. Redakce iDNES.cz pĹ™inášà pĹ™ehlednĂ© informace nejen o porovnánĂ s pĹ™edchĹŻdcem, o dalšĂch dodávkách, cenÄ›, ale i vzniku
Eight UH-1Y Venom multi-purpose machines and four AH-1Z Viper fighters are an important step in the modernization of the Czech Air Force, mainly due to the replacement of outdated Mi 24V/35 helicopters. The delivery of the first pieces of Vipers is expected by the Město helicopter base this spring, the Venoms will follow.
not allowed to order the AH-64. Developing a marine version of the Apache would have been expensive and it was likely that the Marine Corps would be its only customer. They instead signed a contract for upgrading 180 AH-1Ws into AH-1Zs. The AH-1Z Viper features several design changes. The AH-1Z's two redesigned wing stubs are longer with each
KIELCE, Poland — In early September, Bell obtained a foreign military deal worth $272 million from the U.S. Navy to supply eight UH-1Y Venom and four AH-1Z Viper helos to the Czech Republic
The British Army’s new attack helicopter, the Apache AH-64E, has been brought into frontline service. Fifty Apache AH-64E Version 6 aircraft (rebuilt from the British Army’s pre-existing Apache AH1 fleet) have been purchased from the United States with 14 of them having been delivered to the British Army so far. The AH-64E replaces the
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956 to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
The AH-1Z Viper was specifically designed to be fully compatible with the Longbow radar pod, and is at only a small disadvantage from having it mounted on one of the stub wings rather than on the rotor mast. - 30 mm cannon vs the Ah-1Zs 20 mm. The Apaches cannon has superior range and hitting power.
Poland selected the Apache to serve as the nation’s new attack helicopter over Bell’s AH-1Z Viper. Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of national defense tweeted this week that the county had notified the U.S. of its decision to buy 94 Apaches. The order needs to be approved by the State Department before it can become official.
The AH-1Z carries 50% or 250 more rounds of Gun ammunition than the T129, but the AH-64E carries at least twice more ammo than the AH-1Z or T129 at 1,200 rounds. Both the AH-1Z and the AH-64E has 6 Pylons for Weapons and Fuel Tanks, 2 more than the T129 which only has 4.
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