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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by krisszartor: 2:01pm On Jun 16, 2017
is the origin of these cobras still unknown ? ,seems ex Jordanian according to this article


http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48013:kenya-receiving-cobra-attack-helicopters&catid=124:military-helicopters&Itemid=282
Kenya receiving Cobra attack helicopters?
Photos appeared online this week of a Cobra fuselage in Kenya Air Force markings and desert camouflage matching that used by the Kenyan military.
The single aircraft in the photos lacked its stub wings, main and tail rotors, indicating it was partially disassembled for transport and may have just been delivered.
It is not clear when or where the photo was taken, but the presence of military personnel in Kenyan military uniforms indicates it could be in Kenya.
It is also not yet clear where the aircraft has come from. US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Excess Defence Articles (EDA) records do not show a sale or transfer. It is possible the aircraft may have come from Jordan, which has assisted Kenya in the past and in mid-2015 received 16 AH-1s from Israel.
Kenya and Jordan enjoy close military ties, with Jordan selling 15 second hand F-5 fighters to the country in mid-2007 and in September last year taking part in a joint exercise in Kenya, during which both countries pledged to strengthen their defence relations.



another article goes as far as to identify the model, its specs and the army unit that will use the choppers.but there still isn't a definite number of how many choppers were aquired


http://intelligencebriefs.com/kenya-defense-forces-kdf-acquires-bell-ah-1f-cobra-attack-helicopter/

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) has acquired the Bell AH-1F Cobra Gunship Attack Helicopter for its 50th Air Calvary Division.

The Bell Huey AH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopter incorporates all Step 1 and 2 upgrades to the AH-1S.

The KDF Cobras have a fire control system with a pilot's M76 Head-Up Display (HUD), a laser rangefinder, an infrared jamming engine exhaust system, M136 Helmet Sight Subsystem (HSS), M26 Fire Control Computer (FCC) and the M143 Air Data Subsystem (ADS)

The AH-1F is also referred to as the “Modernized AH-1S”, “AH-1S Modernized Cobra”, or “AH-1S(MC)”.

It can fire missiles and machine guns. It’s a ground attack support Gunship Helicopter.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: African Militaries/ Security Services Strictly Photos Only And Videos Thread by krisszartor: 12:35pm On Jun 16, 2017
Fidha254:
This guy has actual vedios of AH-1 biend tested in Kenya



https://twitter.com/fkariuki/status/874505323750580224

found the youtube links to 2 videos of the cobra being unloaded and tested


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MOEHavGR8M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIqWOQwWB6g

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