Helicopter

Military helicopter crash in Pakistani Kashmir killed all 22 personnel on board, military confirms

The Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, the military said in a statement on Wednesday.

Pakistani Army officers and people offer prayers as they attend the funeral of the victims, who died after an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday during take-off, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir, June 11, 2026.
A US Army AH-64D Apache helicopter hovers flies during military exercises of Poland and NATO allied countries in Orzysz, northwestern Poland, on September 17, 2025; Illustrative.

Crew rescued after US Apache helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz

An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on April 14, 2026.

IAF helicopter malfunctions during Lebanon rescue, IDF says not hit by enemy fire

Illustrative Israeli F16s.

Israeli Air Force says it dropped 135,000 bombs in recent wars, warns of Syrian military rebuild


Ukraine interior minister, 13 others, killed in helicopter crash

Ukraine's minister Denys Monastyrsky, his second-in-command and 14 other senior officials were killed. The cause of the crash is unknown.

 A view shows the site a where a helicopter falls on civil infrastructure buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Brovary, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, January 18, 2023.

US Navy starts full-rate production of new CH-53K helicopter

Israel has purchased 12 of the new helicopters to replace its aging Yasur helicopter fleet.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter

The US army chose a new helicopter. Will Israel reconsider the V-22 now?

Countries like Israel and other American partners, whether Japan or countries in the Gulf, all will want a new generation of helicopters.

 Bell V-280 Valor hover demo, 2019 Alliance Air Show

Drone taxi takes first spin in Paris air traffic ahead of 2024 launch

The Volocopter's digital fly-by-wire system and multiple rotors make it much easier to fly than a traditional helicopter, the test pilot said.

 A Volocopter 2X drone taxi performs an integrated flight in conventional air traffic at Pontoise airfield in Cormeilles-en-Vexin, near Paris, France, November 10, 2022

US uses helicopter raid to kill ISIS operative in Syria -analysis

The target of the US helicopter raid was Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an ISIS official involved in smuggling weapons to other ISIS units.

A CH-53K helicopter

Elbit’s X-Sight helmet to let helicopter pilots fly with F-35 technology

The helmet uses AI and Augmented Reality to allow helicopter pilots to see through the body of the aircraft.

 Elbit’s X-Sight augmented-reality helmet-mounted display system

Ataleph helicopter crash was caused by previously unknown corrosion - IDF

The final report said that the proximity of the helicopter to the sea caused its motor component to rust, leading to the crash.

 Atalef AS565 Panther

Israel's 99th Division trains ground and air units together

According to an article at the IDF's website, the unit includes the “Kfir Brigade, the multi-dimensional ‘Ghost’ Unit and three additional reserves brigades.”

 The IDFs 99th Division, in training.

Can more advanced helicopters help Israel confront Iran? - analysis

Israel's current stable of helicopters should have been bolstered years ago through purchases of advanced helicopters from the US.

A United States Marines V-22 Osprey helicopter carrying members of the press following President Donald Trump is seen as Trump traveled from New Jersey to Manhattan in New York City

Germany to buy 60 Chinook helicopters

The Bundeswehr was set to acquire 45 to 60 heavy-lift helicopters for some 4 billion euros ($4.29 billion), to be delivered between 2023 and 2029.

Boeing's Chinook Helicopter