BAHRAIN has become the first GCC country to own the most advanced attack helicopter on the planet, as part of a $912 million deal announced yesterday.
The purchase of 12 AH-1Z Cobra Viper attack helicopters from aircraft manufacturers Bell Helicopter comes after a deal was signed between His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, and the US government through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme .