Helicopters the most feared by submarines
Anti-Submarine Helicopters use specially-designed sensors and weapon systems to singlehandedly find, track, and even destroy submarines. One of the biggest fears of submarines are specially designed military helicopters developed…
The RAH-66 comanche stealth helicopter: Why did it fail?
In 1991, Boeing–Sikorsky won a contract, and the rest is helicopter history. The U.S. has long led the world in stealth technologies, and for a time, it…
Do you know? The only attack helicopter the US used in the Vietnam battlefield – AH-1 Cobra
The first AH-1 unit was the 334th Assault Helicopter Company, which was declared operational on October 6, 1967. The AH-1 Cobra was one of the most used…
Here are some reasons why the CH-37 Mojave is (likely) the worst military chopper ever
The empty weight of the CH-37 was 20,800 pounds and the maximum takeoff weight was 31,000 pounds. This gave a useful load of just over 10,000 pounds….
Why did the CH-47 helicopter become a “symbol of withdrawal”?
With its unique design and very good load capacity, the CH-47 helicopter has become a “symbol of retreat”, having participated in many US Embassy evacuations in history….
US Navy’s elite Blue Angels demo team is getting its first female fighter jet pilot
For the first time in its 76-year history, the US Navy’s elite Blue Angels flight demonstration team will add a female fighter jet pilot to its ranks, the…
Here comes the new CH-53K King Stallion (The marines’ expensive helicopter)
The CH-53K is the United States Marine Corps’ heavy lift replacement for the CH-53E. The MOST POWERFUL HELICOPTER in the Department of Defense, the CH-53K, is a…
US is building a flying aircraft carrier – May be it just practicalizes in the movies
When you think of aircraft carriers, many of you probably imagine a monstrous ship with an entire airfield on board, rather than a huge blimp capable of…
Just how big is America’s C-5M super galaxy which can bring the Chinook
The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Its primary mission is to transport cargo and…
The U-2 spy plane first flew in 1955. It isn’t going away
Despite the fact that satellites and drones can provide an eagle-eyed view to remote regions of the world for the United States military and intelligence community (IC), an aircraft…