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T he oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 ...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now 455 days old. Both Russia and Ukraine have lost a large number of attack helicopters over the course of the conflict; according to the Oryx blog, Russia has ...
The most-feared helicopter in the United States military is the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Currently built by Boeing, it ...
South Korea won’t abandon attack helicopters altogether. The country’s Marine Corps is acquiring Marine Attack Helicopters, ...
One of the newest Russian attack helicopters to enter service is the Ka-52 Alligator. This helicopter is an advanced iteration of the Ka-50 Black Shark and a big leap forward in combat capabilities.
South Korea will shift towards cheaper attack drones to cover the same tank busting roles, consistent with evolving trends in ...
In this article, we look at 15 countries with the most attack helicopters in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis on trends in the aerospace combat industry and head over directly to the ...
The California-based Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 also was deactivated in December 2022. The deactivations left five light attack helicopter squadrons in the active component ...
Type: Medium-lift transport helicopter Year introduced: 1981 Active aircraft: 792 Top speed: 158 mph Armament: Shturm missiles, rocket pods, 23mm cannon pods, 7.62mm machine guns The Mi-8 series ...
Japan's army is planning to replace its attack and observation helicopters with drone aircraft. Helicopter are valuable, but they also have vulnerabilities — dozens have been downed in Ukraine.
The oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 ...