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The U.S. Army poured $7 billion into the RAH-66 Comanche—a stealth attack and reconnaissance helicopter that was supposed to revolutionize how armored cavalry and...
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The U.S. Army poured $7 billion into the RAH-66 Comanche—a stealth attack and reconnaissance helicopter that was supposed to revolutionize how armored cavalry and...
The AH-64 Apache has returned to the front lines with a completely new mission. Deployed to counter Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz,...
Synopsis: The RAH-66 Comanche cancellation initially looked like a brutal setback for Army aviation—an expensive next-generation stealth helicopter project abruptly ended. -But in hindsight,...
Key Points and Summary: The AH-64E Apache Guardian is the latest evolution of the legendary attack helicopter, designed for modern battlefields. Featuring upgraded General...
Key Points: The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk, a groundbreaking attack helicopter prototype, set speed records in the 1970s, surpassing even today’s combat rotorcraft. -Designed as...
Russia has long touted the capabilities of its Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter, but on Thursday, the rotary aircraft was less than an apex predator....
Attendees to the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., late last year were undoubtedly able to see several unique upgrades and...
“PJ, PJ, how’d you go?/Jolly Green, flying low.” Those two lines come from a running cadence for the U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumpers (“PJs”),...
In the mid-1970s the U.S. Army initiated Future Vertical Lift (FVL) and Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programs. Some of the craft to...
It was 100 years ago this coming March that Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation was founded near Roosevelt Field, New York, by Russian-born immigrant Igor...