Featured in Mi-17BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareU.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: ReportThe United States and its allies are racing to deliver weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine ahead of a potential new Russian invasion. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 2021ShareBYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareChina Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan PlateauChina’s developing a network of large heliports across the Tibetan Plateau and along its tense border with India that can be of major use in a crisis. BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareAfghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. HelpEx-Afghan Air Force personnel who escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban took control had found themselves virtual captives in Tajikistan. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareRussian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Flown By Secretive U.S. Unit Lands In Farmer’s FieldA Bell 407 helicopter from the same organization swooped in after the Mi-17 was forced to make an emergency landing. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareTaliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)Questions remain about the exact state of the aircraft and other materiel left behind, but the optics are still embarrassing for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021ShareHere’s All The Intel You Need On The Ongoing Evacuation Operation In KabulThe Taliban move to take on the “new Northern Alliance” and the U.S. activates its Civil Reserve Air Fleet to open bottlenecks in the evacuation. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareMassive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From TaiwanThe coastal base is right across from Taiwan and even closer to other islands Taiwanese authorities control. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2020ShareEmbattled President Of Belarus Totes An AK While Flying To His Palace In A Luxurious Mi-8Lukashenko did a classic dictator show of force and stability by flying into his palace in Minsk and rallying foot-soldiers with a rifle in hand. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 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 TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareThe Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship HelicopterThe Afghan Air Force is still flying the iconic attack helicopters, despite the NATO-led coalition refusing to help support their continued operation. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019SharePentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air ForceA new report highlights incoherent and haphazard policies, long-standing training gaps, and an over-reliance on contractors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareU.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: ReportThe United States and its allies are racing to deliver weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine ahead of a potential new Russian invasion. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022Share
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
BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021ShareChina Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan PlateauChina’s developing a network of large heliports across the Tibetan Plateau and along its tense border with India that can be of major use in a crisis. BYdetresfa_Nov 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareAfghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. HelpEx-Afghan Air Force personnel who escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban took control had found themselves virtual captives in Tajikistan. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareRussian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Flown By Secretive U.S. Unit Lands In Farmer’s FieldA Bell 407 helicopter from the same organization swooped in after the Mi-17 was forced to make an emergency landing. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareTaliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)Questions remain about the exact state of the aircraft and other materiel left behind, but the optics are still embarrassing for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2021ShareHere’s All The Intel You Need On The Ongoing Evacuation Operation In KabulThe Taliban move to take on the “new Northern Alliance” and the U.S. activates its Civil Reserve Air Fleet to open bottlenecks in the evacuation. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021ShareMassive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From TaiwanThe coastal base is right across from Taiwan and even closer to other islands Taiwanese authorities control. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2020ShareEmbattled President Of Belarus Totes An AK While Flying To His Palace In A Luxurious Mi-8Lukashenko did a classic dictator show of force and stability by flying into his palace in Minsk and rallying foot-soldiers with a rifle in hand. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 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 TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareThe Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship HelicopterThe Afghan Air Force is still flying the iconic attack helicopters, despite the NATO-led coalition refusing to help support their continued operation. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019SharePentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air ForceA new report highlights incoherent and haphazard policies, long-standing training gaps, and an over-reliance on contractors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share
