Helicopters (Page 7)

Posted on Jan 2, 2020

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs” Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 16, 2019

CV-22

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound

Updated on Dec 11, 2019

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Future Vertical Lift

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

FARA

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

H-60

Origins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden Raid Origins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden Raid

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Airwolf Pretty Much Shaped My Life And It Turns 35 Years Old Today Airwolf Pretty Much Shaped My Life And It Turns 35 Years Old Today

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

H-60

Veteran Navy Pilot Shares 10 Interesting Things About Flying Seahawk Helicopters Veteran Navy Pilot Shares 10 Interesting Things About Flying Seahawk Helicopters

By Chris Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

HH-60

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

HH-60

Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters

By Chris “Ox” Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

H-65

Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare

Updated on Nov 29, 2019

CH-47

This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

CH-53K

Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53K Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53K

Updated on Nov 13, 2019

V-22

V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign

Updated on Nov 12, 2019

CV-22

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

Posted on Nov 6, 2019

HH-60

Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation

Posted on Nov 2, 2019

AH-64

U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation Unravels U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation Unravels

Updated on Oct 16, 2019

FARA

Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

Here Is Our First Clear Look At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Helicopter Clone (Updated) Here Is Our First Clear Look At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Helicopter Clone (Updated)

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

China Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated) China Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated)

Updated on Oct 10, 2019

UH-60

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks

Updated on Oct 5, 2019

UH-60

Here’s What That Commando Laden UH-60 Black Hawk Was Doing Whipping Around Chicago Here’s What That Commando Laden UH-60 Black Hawk Was Doing Whipping Around Chicago

Updated on Oct 4, 2019

FARA

No, Bell’s Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Isn’t Stealth But It Aims To Be Fast And Cheap No, Bell’s Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Isn’t Stealth But It Aims To Be Fast And Cheap

Posted on Oct 2, 2019

National Security Twitter Is Going Nuts For These Awesome “Tetris Challenge” Memes National Security Twitter Is Going Nuts For These Awesome “Tetris Challenge” Memes

Updated on Sep 28, 2019

UH-60

Army Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared Missiles Army Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared Missiles

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

UH-60

What’s The Deal With Army Helicopters Flying A Secret New Mission Over The Capital? What’s The Deal With Army Helicopters Flying A Secret New Mission Over The Capital?

Updated on Jul 22, 2019

The Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship Helicopter The Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

HH-60

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated) U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Claims US Coalition “Mystery Helicopters” Supplying Arms To ISIS In Afghanistan Russia Claims US Coalition “Mystery Helicopters” Supplying Arms To ISIS In Afghanistan

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

CH-47

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B407

The US Army Wants to Buy 150 Helicopters for Allies and “Other Government Agencies” The US Army Wants to Buy 150 Helicopters for Allies and “Other Government Agencies”

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

UH-60

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

AH-1

Blackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 Cobras Blackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 Cobras

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Marine One

The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

MV-22

US Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 Osprey US Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 Osprey

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

HH-60

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

UH-60

At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

By Ed Darack and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

CH-47

Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

UH-60

As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

CH-47

Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghanistan Is Getting More Ill-Suited Attack Choppers it May Not Even Be Able to Fly Afghanistan Is Getting More Ill-Suited Attack Choppers it May Not Even Be Able to Fly

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

CH-47

No Military Units Have Free Time to Grab that Downed Global Hawk Off Mt. Whitney No Military Units Have Free Time to Grab that Downed Global Hawk Off Mt. Whitney

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Future Vertical Lift

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated) Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAP USAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAP

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

UH-60

The US Plan to Give Afghanistan a Fleet of Black Hawks Is Deeply Flawed The US Plan to Give Afghanistan a Fleet of Black Hawks Is Deeply Flawed

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

UH-60

Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

UH-60

The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Marine One

Marine One Has A Plush New Interior Marine One Has A Plush New Interior

Posted on Jun 19, 2019

MV-22

You Have To See These Pics Of Marine MV-22s And CH-53s Executing A Giant Elephant Walk You Have To See These Pics Of Marine MV-22s And CH-53s Executing A Giant Elephant Walk

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

AH-1

Pentagon To Sell-Off Its AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter Fleet Pentagon To Sell-Off Its AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter Fleet

Updated on Jun 11, 2019

Agusta A109 Helicopter Crashes On Top Of Building In Manhattan Killing Pilot (Updated) Agusta A109 Helicopter Crashes On Top Of Building In Manhattan Killing Pilot (Updated)

Updated on Jun 10, 2019

AH-64

“Laser Apache” Has Successfully Zapped Targets On White Sands Missile Range “Laser Apache” Has Successfully Zapped Targets On White Sands Missile Range

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

Future Vertical Lift

We Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor Systems We Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor Systems

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had

Updated on May 27, 2019

New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

Updated on May 25, 2019

HH-60

The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time

Updated on May 18, 2019

Mi8/Mi-17

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

Updated on May 17, 2019

MV-22

The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here’s What’s In Its Inventory The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here’s What’s In Its Inventory