Hero of Ukraine Mykola Lyubarets’, a helicopter pilot who volunteered to fly a cargo helicopter to the Azovstal Plant to resupply Azov Regiment fighters and evacuate the wounded, dodging Russian anti-air missiles all the way in and out of besieged Mariupol. Source: Fragment of an interview with Valeria Kholodova for RadioSvoboda https://youtu.be/OwAId7ZGetk Aired: July 3,…
In June 2014, the Royal Navy’s new Merlin Mk2 helicopters took part in Exercise Deep Blue, off the south coast of England. The anti-submarine warfare exercise was designed to test the helicopters which were recently upgraded by Lockheed Martin UK through the Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme. Nine Merlin Mk2s were involved in Deep Blue, the…
Kawasaki has participated in “Nankai Rescue 2024” (conducted on January 13, 2025, organized by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army), a practical training exercise simulating the occurrence of a Nankai Trough earthquake, in collaboration with the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (hereinafter “JUIDA”). In this exercise, Kawasaki conducted a demonstration using its unmanned helicopter…
In three demonstrations during the same flight, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB1 DEFIANT® helicopter demonstrated it is not only maneuverable, survivable and fast, but also provides the critical external lift capability of traditional rotorcraft. With DEFIANT X® , the team’s offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (#FLRAA), crews will deliver troops and…
Thai tycoon Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed in the club’s car park. Source
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington D.C. near the Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people on Tuesday night. The plane crash happened in one of the U.S.’s most restricted air spaces. A WSJ visual investigation breaks down the helicopter corridors, airport runway paths and light pollution that may…
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider light tactical prototype helicopter exceeded 200 knots during last month’s flight test. The suite of X2 Technologies enables the aircraft to operate at high speeds while maintaining the low-speed handling qualities and maneuverability of conventional single main rotor helicopters. Raider will be presented for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft…
Era Group Inc. is the first operator to enter revenue service with a Gross Weight Expansion S-92 helicopter. It was announced at HAI Heli-Expo 2016. Source
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