Cobra (disambiguation)

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Cobra is a venomous species of snake but may also refer to:

As an acronym

• COBRA (avant-garde movement), a European art movement active around 1950.
• Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, a secure facility of the United Kingdom government that co-ordinates action during an emergency.
• The Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982, a.k.a. CBRA or CoBRA.
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the 'COBRA' act, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act.
• Counter-battery radar.
• C.O.B.R.A. (Chemical, Ordinance, Biological, Radiological, Awareness) training in the New York City Police Department as a specialized anti-terrorism unit.

Literature

• COBRA (action-adventure novels), by Joseph R. Rosenberger.
• COBRA (science fiction novels), by Timothy Zahn.
• Space Adventure Cobra, a manga and anime series.

Television and films

• Alarm Für Cobra 11:Die Autobahnpolizei, a German television series.
• Cobra (1925 film), starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi.
• Cobra (film), from 1986, starring Sylvester Stallone.
• Cobra (TV series), starring Michael Dudikoff.
• Cobra Video, an American company producer of gay pornographic films.

Music

• Black cobra, a metal band.
• Cobra (band), a Chinese all-female rock band.
• Cobra (Zorn), a musical composition by John Zorn.
• A Japanese streetpunk/oi! band.

Games

• A game published by Ocean Software, based on the 1986 film of the same title.
• A board game published by Simulations Publications and TSR, Inc.

Vehicles

• AH-1 Cobra, a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter.
• HMS Cobra, a Royal Navy destroyer.
• The tradename for several types of cars with a common lineage:
  • AC Cobra, a British sports car built in the 1960s.
  • Shelby Mustang Cobra, 1960's Ford Mustangs specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company and sold as a series.
  • Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, a sports car built by Ford since 1993.
• CoBra, an engine made by Crosley.
• Northrop YF-17 Cobra, a prototype light-weight day fighter later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet.
• Cobra (tram), in Zürich, Switzerland.
• Tradename for an early make of articulated lorry.

Fictional entities

• Cobra (comics), a fictional character in Marvel comics.
• Cobra Organization, in the toyline G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
  • Cobra Commander, leader of the Cobra Organization.
• Cobra unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
• Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martin Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX.
• Cobra Mark I and Cobra Mark III, space vehicles in the computer game Elite.

Products and companies

• Cobra Beer, from the U.K.
• A brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment.
• A ZX Spectrum computer clone built in Romania.
• Cobra Electronics, Inc., makers of navigation and communication products such as CB and GMRS/FRS radios, and radar and GPS equipment.

Military and police

• Cobra (anti-tank missile).
• Pugachev's Cobra, an air combat manoeuvering technique.
• An Austrian counter-terror police squad.

Others

• Cobra (programming language).
• Cape Cobras, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), Vallejo, California, U.S.A.

[edit] See also

• CORBA
• List of rollercoasters named Cobra