The United States Navy announced on Wednesday that the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter ordered by the Czech Republic has made its first flight. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released… Continue reading "Czech Air Force AH-1Z Viper Makes First Flight"
The AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain has been completed, Bell Textron, a subsidiary of American Textron Inc., said on Monday, 20 February. The completion of… Continue reading "Bell Completes Production of AH-1Z Attack Helicopter For Bahrain Program"
The US Embassy in Prague stated on August 19 that the US will provide Czech Republic with eight helicopters from Bell for free. In a tweet in Czech, the embassy… Continue reading "Czech Republic To Get Eight Bell Helicopters For Free From US"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue we focus on: AH-1Z sales to Nigeria, new… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 April)"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1Z “Viper” attack helicopter made a precautionary landing in Japan on Tuesday, the 27 July. The landing was made in accordance with standard procedure… Continue reading "USMC Helicopter Makes “Precautionary Landing” in Japan"