The origins of military helicopters go back to the 1940s when the U.S. Army appointed aviator Igor Sikorsky to build a more advanced version of the VS-300, his first model. This new aircraft, known as ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging ...

There is little doubt that when it comes to developments in military hardware, American defense contractors lead the way. You only have to look at the extremely large number of R&D projects currently ...

Airbus Helicopters combines the technological innovations of a set of French and German firms that, through industrial concentration, became a modern international powerhouse Like much of the ...

RAF Chinook helicopter carrying artillery during an RAF demonstration - ChristopherJClarke/Wikimedia Commons Asking whether a chopper can lift a bulldozer may sound preposterous at first, because the ...