The commercial variant of the helicopter — the Sikorsky Black Hawk S-70 — which has a maximum gross weight (GW) of 22,000 lb, ...

While it has been mostly phased out, it is still used on the Sikorsky Seahawk helicopter. Often a key element of military engagement is the need to eliminate obstructions like natural and human ...

The Philippines has released footage of a Chinese navy helicopter making a dangerously ... to pursue its illegal sovereignty claim through military provocation and mislead the international ...

An MH-47G Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment approaches a beach during training near Hurlburt Field, Florida, in February 2020. (DOD) Japan has ordered 17 of ...

Obviously there are a great many differences between attack helicopters and fighter jets, but one of the distinct advantages jet pilots have over their helicopter-flying counterparts is the ...

Over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea — A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet ... to the Philippines' western coast. The Chinese military, referring to Scarborough Shoal by its ...

U.S. military helicopter crashes like the one that took down a commercial American Airlines flight over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night are very rare, but there has been ...

In a helicopter at sunset ... The unit relaunched in 2021. This newest chopper was added to the fleet in June. While the work the flight crews do is dangerous and crucial to public safety ...

The initial focus of the military investigation is on the altitude of the helicopter at the time of the crash and the communications between air traffic control and the helicopter, U.S. defense ...