Featured in SikorskyBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareOrigins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden RaidAt the dawn of the stealth revolution, the Army was already working to turn its new Black Hawk helicopter into a stealth special operations platform. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter ConceptFor the first time, a 3D-animated teaser shows off the proposed gunship variant of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2019ShareMarine One Has A Plush New InteriorAt least one of the VH-3D helicopters, which are nearing the end of their service lives, has received a new and intriguingly familiar interior. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareWe Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor SystemsThe V-280 faces stiff competition, but Bell thinks its proven pedigree and unique features will make it the star of the Future Vertical Lift tender. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareUSMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 ChinookCongress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program’s schedule continues to slip. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareLockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 ValorPilots can use the system to their jobs more efficiently and safely, and it could be a step toward even more revolutionary capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2019ShareYou Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely UsedThe U.S. State Department spent untold millions on refurbishing the second-hand helicopters and now they could be yours on the cheap. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2019ShareHere’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault HelicopterThe goal is to replace the Army’s Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2019ShareBehold Two Future “Marine One” VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated)As far as we know, this is the first high-quality image of a pair of VH-92s in formation, and boy does it look great. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareWatch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First TimeThe long delayed flight is a big accomplishment for team Defiant and marks a new stage in the fight to own the Army’s future helicopter order book. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareUSMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More DelaysPersistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps’ aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter PrototypeThe rollout finally comes as the team missed its goal to get the rotary wing aircraft into the air for the first time before the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2018ShareFirst Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House LawnWe not only get our very first good look at a VH-92 painted in the iconic colors of Marine One, but also of one landing on the South Lawn. BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareArmy Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know ItThe U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareArmy Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know ItThe U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018ShareBoeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its TailThe revised design could be a contender Army’s new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareThe CH-53’s Dark Present But Bright Future On This The Chopper’s 53rd BirthdayThe type has gone through a turbulent patch in recent years but a new super powerful variant could revitalize its legacy for decades to come. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2017ShareVH-92A Marine One Replacement Helicopter Has Taken Its First FlightJust a few years away from landing on the White House lawn to pick up the President—if everything goes as planned. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017ShareThe USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Is One Royally Expensive HelicopterMeet the most expensive helicopter in the world. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017Share12
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareOrigins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden RaidAt the dawn of the stealth revolution, the Army was already working to turn its new Black Hawk helicopter into a stealth special operations platform. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter ConceptFor the first time, a 3D-animated teaser shows off the proposed gunship variant of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant compound helicopter. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2019ShareMarine One Has A Plush New InteriorAt least one of the VH-3D helicopters, which are nearing the end of their service lives, has received a new and intriguingly familiar interior. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareWe Talk V-280 Valor Versus V-22 Osprey With Bell’s Head Of Tiltrotor SystemsThe V-280 faces stiff competition, but Bell thinks its proven pedigree and unique features will make it the star of the Future Vertical Lift tender. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareUSMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 ChinookCongress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program’s schedule continues to slip. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareLockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 ValorPilots can use the system to their jobs more efficiently and safely, and it could be a step toward even more revolutionary capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2019ShareYou Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely UsedThe U.S. State Department spent untold millions on refurbishing the second-hand helicopters and now they could be yours on the cheap. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2019ShareHere’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault HelicopterThe goal is to replace the Army’s Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2019ShareBehold Two Future “Marine One” VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated)As far as we know, this is the first high-quality image of a pair of VH-92s in formation, and boy does it look great. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareWatch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First TimeThe long delayed flight is a big accomplishment for team Defiant and marks a new stage in the fight to own the Army’s future helicopter order book. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareUSMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More DelaysPersistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps’ aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter PrototypeThe rollout finally comes as the team missed its goal to get the rotary wing aircraft into the air for the first time before the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2018ShareFirst Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House LawnWe not only get our very first good look at a VH-92 painted in the iconic colors of Marine One, but also of one landing on the South Lawn. BYTyler RogowayNov 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareArmy Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know ItThe U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018ShareArmy Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know ItThe U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018ShareBoeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its TailThe revised design could be a contender Army’s new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareThe CH-53’s Dark Present But Bright Future On This The Chopper’s 53rd BirthdayThe type has gone through a turbulent patch in recent years but a new super powerful variant could revitalize its legacy for decades to come. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2017ShareVH-92A Marine One Replacement Helicopter Has Taken Its First FlightJust a few years away from landing on the White House lawn to pick up the President—if everything goes as planned. BYTyler RogowayAug 3, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017ShareThe USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Is One Royally Expensive HelicopterMeet the most expensive helicopter in the world. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017Share