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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 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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

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 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

The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia 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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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 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

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

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Marine One Has A Plush New Interior

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 19, 2019

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 10, 2019

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

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

By Tyler Rogoway

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

By Tyler Rogoway

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 New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 25, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 18, 2019

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2019

USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 8, 2019

This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech

This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street

Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter

Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter Bell Goes Low Risk And Low Cost With Armed Scout Based On 525 Relentless Helicopter

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 23, 2019

New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones

New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2019

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2019

New Contender For The Army’s High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter Program Emerges

New Contender For The Army’s High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter Program Emerges New Contender For The Army’s High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter Program Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 15, 2019

You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used

You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 11, 2019

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 5, 2019

Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff

Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 31, 2019

Behold Two Future “Marine One” VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated)

Behold Two Future “Marine One” VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated) Behold Two Future “Marine One” VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 22, 2019

Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time

Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time Watch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 21, 2019

Russia Unveils Plans For Sleek High-Speed Arctic Rescue Chopper With Jet Thruster In Its Tail

Russia Unveils Plans For Sleek High-Speed Arctic Rescue Chopper With Jet Thruster In Its Tail Russia Unveils Plans For Sleek High-Speed Arctic Rescue Chopper With Jet Thruster In Its Tail

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 11, 2019

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 8, 2019

Airbus’s Record-Setting Compound Helicopter Could Become The Army’s New Armed Scout Chopper

Airbus’s Record-Setting Compound Helicopter Could Become The Army’s New Armed Scout Chopper Airbus’s Record-Setting Compound Helicopter Could Become The Army’s New Armed Scout Chopper

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 21, 2019

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 17, 2019

You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach

You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 8, 2019

Watch Night Stalker Choppers Descend In Unison Into Small Parking Lot Near Staples Center

Watch Night Stalker Choppers Descend In Unison Into Small Parking Lot Near Staples Center Watch Night Stalker Choppers Descend In Unison Into Small Parking Lot Near Staples Center

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 7, 2019

This Video Of A CH-47 Extracting Soldiers Off A Ridge Reminds Us Why The Chinook Rules

This Video Of A CH-47 Extracting Soldiers Off A Ridge Reminds Us Why The Chinook Rules This Video Of A CH-47 Extracting Soldiers Off A Ridge Reminds Us Why The Chinook Rules

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

USAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From Afghanistan

USAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From Afghanistan USAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

Suicide Bombing Kills U.S. Troops In Syria, Mysterious S-92 Helicopter Seen Evacuating Casualties (Updated)

Suicide Bombing Kills U.S. Troops In Syria, Mysterious S-92 Helicopter Seen Evacuating Casualties (Updated) Suicide Bombing Kills U.S. Troops In Syria, Mysterious S-92 Helicopter Seen Evacuating Casualties (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 16, 2019

Gorgeous Shots Of Marine One Creating Its Own Blizzard On The White House’s Snowy South Lawn

Gorgeous Shots Of Marine One Creating Its Own Blizzard On The White House’s Snowy South Lawn Gorgeous Shots Of Marine One Creating Its Own Blizzard On The White House’s Snowy South Lawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 15, 2019

USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays

USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 12, 2019

Canadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In Mali

Canadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In Mali Canadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In Mali

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 11, 2019

Ukraine Returns Electronic Warfare Choppers To Service Amid Fears Of War With Russia

Ukraine Returns Electronic Warfare Choppers To Service Amid Fears Of War With Russia Ukraine Returns Electronic Warfare Choppers To Service Amid Fears Of War With Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 27, 2018

Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype

Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype Here’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter Prototype

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 26, 2018

Commandos Ride Black Hawk Helo And Stealth Boats During Shadowy Exercise In Miami Port

Commandos Ride Black Hawk Helo And Stealth Boats During Shadowy Exercise In Miami Port Commandos Ride Black Hawk Helo And Stealth Boats During Shadowy Exercise In Miami Port

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 13, 2018

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2018

First Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House Lawn

First Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House Lawn First Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House Lawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 19, 2018

This 360 Video Of Soldiers Flying Through The Air While Tethered To A Black Hawk Is Nuts

This 360 Video Of Soldiers Flying Through The Air While Tethered To A Black Hawk Is Nuts This 360 Video Of Soldiers Flying Through The Air While Tethered To A Black Hawk Is Nuts

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 18, 2018

CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit

CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 5, 2018

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 27, 2018

Kenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At Once

Kenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At Once Kenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At Once

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2018

Cinema Aero: These Are The Aviation Videos You Absolutely Must Watch From The Last Week

Cinema Aero: These Are The Aviation Videos You Absolutely Must Watch From The Last Week Cinema Aero: These Are The Aviation Videos You Absolutely Must Watch From The Last Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 4, 2018

Sikorsky’s VH-92 Marches Towards Its Goal Of Flying The President As ‘Marine One’ in 2020

Sikorsky’s VH-92 Marches Towards Its Goal Of Flying The President As ‘Marine One’ in 2020 Sikorsky’s VH-92 Marches Towards Its Goal Of Flying The President As ‘Marine One’ in 2020

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 2, 2018