7 Military Helicopters That Changed How Armies Moved, Rescued, and Fought

These 7 battlefield helicopters changed military mobility, from the Sikorsky R 4 and Bell H 13 to the H 34, Huey, Chinook, Mi ...
The Aviationist

Leonardo AW149: A Modern Medium Helicopter Powering a New Era of Battlefield Mobility

Modern, modular, and NATO-ready, the AW149 is emerging as Europe’s next generation medium multirole helicopter built for the modern battlefield. Building on Leonardo’s extensive experience in the ...
The Aviationist

First F-35B Transported by CH-53K to MCAS Beaufort to be Retired as Static Display

Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...
War on the Rocks

Attack Helicopters Must Hunt the Hunters

“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.