5 Army crew members still missing after Black Hawk wreckage found

The wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Hawaii was found about five miles off the coast of Oahu but there was no sign of the five missing crew members.   Searchers spent Wednesday retrieving wreckage from an Army helicopter that went missing the night before about 5 miles off the coast of northwest Oahu; however, […]

Breaking: US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Near Hawaii!

A US Army Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in the waters near Hawaii with five crew members on board. The Coast Guard said it received a call around 10:08 p.m. from personnel at Wheeler Army Airfield saying the base lost communications with one of its UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews. Two Black Hawk aircrews were reportedly […]

Watch: Army Special Forces Parajump

Army Special Forces Parajump from a Black Hawk helicopter! Enjoy! KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN 08.15.2017 Video by Airman 1st Class Thomas Barley 18th Wing Public Affairs Featured image of an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter preparing to take off from Camp Rudder as soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to conduct […]

Picture of the Day: MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter Departing the USS Princeton CG 59

Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander of Carrier Strike Group 11, departs the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Combatant Strike Squadron (HSC) 8. The Princeton is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed […]

Picture of the Day: USMC CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter & AV-8B Harrier

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 Reinforced (Reinforced), and an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 are spotted on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group […]

Picture of the Day: Soldiers Sling-load M777 Howitzer using a CH-47 Chinook

Lots to see in this photo when you look closely! Nothing like hauling the big guns if you are a CH-47 Chinook pilot! Soldiers sling-load M777 Howitzers using Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters for an air assault training exercise July 19, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The soldiers are with Company B, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, […]

Picture of the Day: Soldiers Sling-load M777 Howitzer using a CH-47 Chinook

Lots to see in this photo when you look closely! Nothing like hauling the big guns if you are a CH-47 Chinook pilot! Soldiers sling-load M777 Howitzers using Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters for an air assault training exercise July 19, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The soldiers are with Company B, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation […]

Suspect killed in attempt to steal helicopter at Oregon airport: newspaper

An armed suspect was shot to death on Monday after attempting to steal a helicopter at an airport in Hillsboro, Oregon, the Oregonian newspaper reported. All arriving and departing flights were put on hold at the airport, about 15 miles northwest of Portland, the newspaper said.   Read the whole story from Reuters. Featured image […]

Ready to Fly? Introducing the SureFly Personal Octocopter!

The SureFly Personal Octocopter is a vision come true for Workhorse Group CEO Steve Burns. While driving his car in rush hour traffic he dreamed of being able to fly above it all and get to where he wanted to go. “This was invented with me driving my kid to high school every day, stuck […]

Missing MU-2B Wreckage Found in the Waters Near the Bahamas

The debris from an MU-2B aircraft carrying four people that had gone missing was found Tuesday in the waters near the Bahamas. On board the plane was Jennifer Blumin, 40, a New York City event designer, her two children, both boys, three and four years old, and the pilot Nathan Ulrich who was 52. A […]

The ‘Little Bird’ Stays in the Fight! US Army SpecOps Plans to Keep the MH-6

The US Army plans to keep the famed MH-6 ‘Little Bird’ helicopter in service until “Future Vertical Lift aircraft” become available.  The light helicopters are used for special operations in the US Army and rose to fame in the movie Blackhawk down where it was used to support operators who were trapped in the city […]

Lockheed Martin Unveils New Special Operations “Raider” Helicopter

The ‘the next big thing in Army aviation’ may be a new Special Operations little bird with much-improved capabilities and performance. Lockheed Martin’s S-97 Raider is a light tactical prototype helicopter capable of carrying six troops and external weapons while reaching speeds in excess of 220 knots. This new little bird has a co-axial rotor […]