Cobra (disambiguation)

A cobra is any of several species of snake.

Cobra or COBRA may also refer to:

Fictional entities

• Cobra Command, a fictional terrorist organization in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe
  • Cobra Commander the organization's leader
• Cobra (comics), a fictional character in Marvel comics
• Cobra Unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martian Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX

Government and police

• Cabinet Office Briefing Room, a secure facility of the United Kingdom government that co-ordinates action during an emergency, previously known as Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
• EKO Cobra, an Austrian counter-terror police squad
• Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, Specialized CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) an Indian paramilitary unit

Law

• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the COBRA Act, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act
• Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982, also known as CBRA or CoBRA

Literature

• COBRA (action-adventure novels), by Joseph R. Rosenberger
• COBRA (science fiction novels), by Timothy Zahn
• Cobra (manga), a manga by Buichi Terasawa
• The Cobra (novel), by Frederick Forsyth

Military

• AH-1 Cobra, a former United States Military attack helicopter
  • AH-1 SuperCobra, a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter, successor to the Cobra
• HMS Cobra (1899), a British Royal Navy destroyer
• YF-17 Cobra, a prototype light-weight day fighter produced by Northrop and later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet
• Cobra (anti-tank missile)
• Pugachev's Cobra, an air combat manoeuvering technique
• Operation Cobra, a 1944 World War II battle
• Otokar Cobra, a Turkish four wheel drive Wheeled Light Armoured Vehicle
• USS Cobra (SP-626), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
• Counter-battery radar

Music

• Cobra (Japanese band), a Japanese punk band
• Cobra (Chinese band), a Chinese all-female rock band
• Cobra (Zorn), a musical composition by John Zorn
• Mad Cobra, stage name of Jamaican musician Ewart Everton Brown, also known simply as Cobra
• The Cobras, a local Austin band in the late 1970s which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan

Products and companies

• Cobra Beer, from the UK
• Cobra Energy Drink, the Philippines energy drink produced by Asia Brewery
• Cobra Golf, a brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment
• Cobra Group (company), global face-to-face marketing company
• Ericofon, a telephone also referred to as the Cobra Phone
• Colt Cobra, a discontinued line of small-caliber revolvers
• Cobra (video game), published by Ocean Software, based on the 1986 film of the same title

Roller coasters

• Cobra (La Ronde), a roller coaster in Canada
• Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a roller coaster in California
• Cobra (Tivoli Friheden), a roller coaster in Denmark
• Cobra (PowerPark), a roller coaster in Finland
• Cobra roll, an inversion

Television and film

• Cobra (1925 film), starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi
• Cobra (1986 film), starring Sylvester Stallone
• Cobra (2012 film), starring Mammootty
• Cobra (TV series), starring Michael Dudikoff
• Cobra Video, an American company producer of gay pornographic films

Computing

• Cobra (programming language), a computer programming language

Sports

• Juan José Muñante, soccer player known as "The Cobra".
• Cape Cobras, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa
• George Takano, Japanese professional wrestler who was known as The Cobra
• Jeff Farmer, an American professional wrestler who performed under the name Cobra in the mid-1990s.
• Dave Parker (The Cobra), former major league baseball player
• Santino Marella, a wrestler who uses a finishing move named the "The Cobra"
• Carl Froch, a Boxing world champion, nicknamed "The Cobra".

Vehicles

Automobiles

• AC Cobra, a British sports car built in the 1960s
• Shelby Mustang Cobra, a 1960s Ford Mustang variant specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company
• Torino Cobra, a 1968–1971 model of the Ford Torino
• Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, a sports car built by Ford since 1993
• Ford Shelby Cobra Concept, a 2004 Ford concept car based on the 1960s cobra

Other

• CoBra, an engine made by Crosley
• Cobra (tram), in Zürich, Switzerland
• Evektor VUT100 Cobra, Czech light aircraft

Other uses

• Cobra effect, a phenomenon in economics
• Bhujangasana, a yoga posture referred to as "cobra pose"
• COBRA (avant-garde movement), an avant garde art movement
• Combined Bisulfite Restriction Analysis
• Pugachev's Cobra, an aerobatics manoeuvre
• COBRA rocket engine

See also

• CORBA
• All pages beginning with "Cobra"
• All pages with titles containing "Cobra"