Featured in HipBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareDozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardMore Russian-built Mi-17 Hips and a number of smaller American-made MD 530F Little Birds have been airlifted to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareDozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek AirfieldAfghan pilots fled the country in the face of the advancing Taliban over the weekend. Now the fate of the aircraft is up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareMysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For ChinaThe People’s Liberation Army has a long and successful history of Hip operations, and now it’s set to receive new variants of the type. BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareCIA Releases Photo Taken Just Before Its Operatives First Entered Afghanistan After 9/11The image shows armed CIA operatives guarding $3M in cash that is stowed away inside a Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2018ShareMarines Want Contractor-Flown Russian Mi-24 Hind Helicopter Gunships At More ExercisesPrivate helicopters have supported exercises before, but they’re more important as the US military refocuses on higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareDozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardMore Russian-built Mi-17 Hips and a number of smaller American-made MD 530F Little Birds have been airlifted to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareDozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek AirfieldAfghan pilots fled the country in the face of the advancing Taliban over the weekend. Now the fate of the aircraft is up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020ShareMysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip Assault Helicopters Are Bound For ChinaThe People’s Liberation Army has a long and successful history of Hip operations, and now it’s set to receive new variants of the type. BYThomas NewdickSep 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareCIA Releases Photo Taken Just Before Its Operatives First Entered Afghanistan After 9/11The image shows armed CIA operatives guarding $3M in cash that is stowed away inside a Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2018ShareMarines Want Contractor-Flown Russian Mi-24 Hind Helicopter Gunships At More ExercisesPrivate helicopters have supported exercises before, but they’re more important as the US military refocuses on higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2018Share
