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philwelch
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The Little “Fighter” That Couldn’t: Moral Hazard a...
The Marines use the F/A-18 Hornet and, for close air support in particular, the AV-8B Harrier. Both are slated for replacement by F-35 variants.
They also fly the AH-1 Cobra, which the Army already replaced with the Apache.
mcv
on March 21, 2015
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Is the Cobra still in service? I had no idea.
philwelch
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Yes, with the Marine Corps, as well as Taiwan, Turkey, and Iran:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1_SuperCobra#Operators
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They also fly the AH-1 Cobra, which the Army already replaced with the Apache.