In the world of attack helicopters, pilots are trapped in a vulnerable cockpit with no escape—until Russia engineered a ...

The AH-64 Apache has been the U.S. Army’s go-to attack helicopter since entering service in 1986 (first flight in 1975). Across its A/D/E variants, the Apache has earned a stellar reputation and long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 0 GettyImages 477675446 Sean Gallup Getty Images Attack helicopters are often found in the ugliest situations on Earth, and ...

Fifty years after its first flight, the AH-64 Apache remains the go-to attack helicopter for militaries around the world The Apache entered U.S. Army service in the mid-1980s as a wrecking ball. It ...

Helicopter pilots face a wide range of dangers that regular pilots do not—from hostile ground forces, environmental hazards, and the general dangers that come with an inherently un-airworthy platform.

Typically, the number of helicopters within any given military can be correlated with overall strength, as some of the strongest armed forces in the world have the most rotary aircraft at their ...

Italy has launched the parliamentary process to approve the acquisition of a new batch of AW249s, which will complete the fleet of 48 attack helicopters. Italian Parliament’s documents show that Italy ...

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