H-1 upgrade program
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The H-1 upgrade program is the United States Marine Corps's program to develop the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom military helicopters to replace its aging fleets of AH-1W SuperCobras and UH-1N Twin Huey
Upgraded H-1 family in flight
UH-1Y and AH-Z land on ship deck
An AH-1Z Viper and a Bell UH-1Y Venom during trials aboard the USS Bataan (LHD-5) in 2005
UH-1Y landing on an amphibious assault ship
Bell UH-1Y Venom
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The Bell UH-1Y Venom is a twin-engine, 4-blade, medium-sized utility helicopter built by Bell Textron under the H-1 upgrade program of the United States Marine Corps. One of the latest members of the
H-1 upgrade program
…The H-1 upgrade program is the United States Marine Corps's program to develop the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom military helicopters to replace its aging fleets of AH-1W SuperCobras and UH-1N Twin Hueys. The contract was awarded in 1996 to Bell Helicopter, the…
A UH-1Y in flight
The AN/ALQ-231 Intrepid Tiger II pod on a UH-1Y
A rear view of a UH-1Y showing the twin engine exhausts