Helicopters

An AH-64E Apache helicopter takes off from its landing pad after arming and refueling during a rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. (US Army photo/Andrew Ruiz)

Senate Panel Green-Lights More Money for Army Helos, New Auto Rifle

The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.

A CH-53K King Stallion takes off Oct. 27, 2015, from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's Development Flight Center. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Sikorsky)

Sikorsky Gets $1.1B Contract for Marine Helicopters

The King Stallion helicopter can fly higher and farther and with far heavier cargoes than existing helicopters.

Command Master Chief Petty Officer Brian T. Morris. Navy photo

Top Enlisted Navy Leader with California Helicopter Squadron Relieved

The top enlisted sailor with a California-based helo squadron was removed over a loss in confidence in his ability to lead.

The CH-53K King Stallion lifts a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, January 18, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Shannon Doherty)

Top Marine Aviator Defends 'King Stallion' Heavy-Lift Helo Despite Setbacks

The Corps will not pursue buying Boeing's CH-47 in place of the King Stallion, Lt. Gen. Steven Rudder said at Sea-Air-Space.

The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division flies 19 AH-64 Apache helicopters in an organized formation around Oahu, May 1, 2019. (U.S. Army photo/Ryan Jenkins)

19 Army AH-64 Apache Helicopters Circle Oahu in Rare Flyover

An Army AH-64 Apache unit at Wheeler Army Airfield made some history -- and gained a lot of attention from the shore.

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation, at Juliet Drop Zone, in Pordenone, Italy. (Photo Credit: Paolo Bovo)

As Future Vertical Lift Gets Underway, Army Eyeing Chinook Replacement

Esper said he wants aircraft makers to start planning for the next heavy-lift helicopter as a replacement for the CH-47.

Olta Xhacka, Albanian Minister of Defense, prepares for a flight in a U.S. Army UH-60M Black hawk helicopter at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs campus, Lawrenceville, N.J., April 17, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Matt Hecht)

US Gives 3 Black Hawk Helicopters to Albania Military

Helicopters are part of a U.S. support package for Albania, which joined NATO in 2009.

The Marine Corps’ first two Kaman K-MAX Helicopters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Saturday, May 7, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps/Pfc. George Melendez)

Marine Corps Wants to Upgrade its K-MAX Pilotless Cargo Helicopters

The Marine Corps plans to upgrade its K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopters to improve its ability to autonomously deliver gear.

Army Secretary Defends Decision to Cut CH-47 Chinook Program

The U.S. Army's top officials on Tuesday had to defend the service's decision to stop buying CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

A machinery technician with Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Sitka, watches as a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter approaches in Sitka Sound, Alaska, March 3, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

Mechanical Issue Prevents Alaska Coast Guard Helo from Responding to Crash

A second helicopter was requested from Kodiak -- 600 miles away -- after the malfunction was detected.

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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

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Thunder's End: Rolling Thunder to Mark Final Memorial Day Event This Weekend

This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

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Five sailors were arrested at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on charges that the men sexually assaulted a woman last year.

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Little more than half of Americans know the true meaning of Memorial Day, according to a survey.

The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) pulls into the Bay of Naples, March 4, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo/Daniel Viramontes)

Sailors Created 'Rape List' Aboard Navy's 2nd Sub to Integrate Women

The Florida, homeported in Kings Bay, Georgia, was the second submarine to integrate enlisted women.