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You Can Buy This Full Motion Surplus UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Simulator From The Army
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You Can Buy This Full Motion Surplus UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Simulator From The Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 Helicopters
Helicopters

The Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 23, 2020

Army Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian Gulf
AH-64

Army Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian Gulf

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 1, 2020

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter
FARA

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)
MV-22

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 20, 2020

Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid
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Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 19, 2020

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps
Helicopters

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 12, 2020

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter
FARA

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 3, 2020

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo
AH-64

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 3, 2020

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam
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Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

This Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous Life
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This Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous Life

By Joe Copalman

Updated on Feb 23, 2020

MV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope Training
MV-22

MV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 21, 2020

Bell’s Electrically-Powered Tail Rotor Tech Breaks Cover And It Could Be A Game-Changer
Helicopters

Bell’s Electrically-Powered Tail Rotor Tech Breaks Cover And It Could Be A Game-Changer

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2020

I Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The Risks
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I Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The Risks

By Chris Harmer

Updated on Feb 20, 2020

Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back
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Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back

By Chris Harmer

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

AH-64 Gunships And Extra Marines Race To U.S. Embassy In Iraq After Militant Mob Attacks (Updated)
AH-64

AH-64 Gunships And Extra Marines Race To U.S. Embassy In Iraq After Militant Mob Attacks (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

Behold The Navy’s New TH-73A Training Helicopter
Helicopters

Behold The Navy’s New TH-73A Training Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 14, 2020

Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber
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Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 8, 2020

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System
MH-47

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2020

Germany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For Combat
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Germany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For Combat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 2, 2020

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

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

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 16, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 11, 2019

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu
MH-6/AH-6

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Chris Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Chris "Ox" Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 29, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 13, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 6, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2019

U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation Unravels
AH-64

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 16, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 10, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 4, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 2, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 28, 2019

Army Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared Missiles
UH-60

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

What’s The Deal With Army Helicopters Flying A Secret New Mission Over The Capital?
UH-60

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 22, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk
CH-47

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali
MH-6/AH-6

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Ed Darack and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019