U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Nojunas, a Soldier assigned to Bravo company, 4-3 Attack Helicopter Battalion, conducts aerial gunnery ...

All branches of the U.S. military utilize an assortment of highly effective and state-of-the-art weapons, gear, and vehicles for combat missions. That's also true of aircraft, including helicopters, ...

Significant Russian helicopter losses in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war have led many to proclaim the end of ...

“Bingo” means the point of no return: the call that fuel is running dry and the mission is over. The same call now threatens the attack helicopter itself. Army aviators face an existential crisis.

The AH-64 Apache has been the U.S. Army’s go-to attack helicopter since entering service in 1986 (first flight in 1975). Across its A/D/E variants, the Apache has earned a stellar reputation and long ...

When the topic of air forces comes up, most discussions will likely focus on the fancy, high-tech fighter jets and stealth bombers behind headline-grabbing feats, such as the B-2 Spirits that dropped ...

The first live shoot of the Spike NLOS by a conventional aviation unit shows Apache crews can conduct extended-range precision strikes against targets obscured by terrain or distance. U.S. Army AH-64E ...

Russia has started fitting its Shahed attack drones with heat-seeking missile, an attempt to counter helicopters which shoot ...

The Russian military has used the Ka-52 attack helicopter to good effect in Ukraine. Last week, the Russian military likely lost its 65th Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter. The helicopter was ...

Helicopter pilots face a wide range of dangers that regular pilots do not—from hostile ground forces, environmental hazards, and the general dangers that come with an inherently un-airworthy platform.

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