Nations are sometimes willing to try out some wacky designs in the name of getting an edge on the enemy. These mini-aircraft ...

The U.S. Army faces a dilemma over a future replacement for its fleet of A/MH-6 “Little Bird” helicopters. The Little Birds are small, highly maneuverable attack and transport helicopters used ...

The SMASH 2000L fire control system is designed to track moving targets, and the Marines hope to use it against small drones.

Modern large-scale combat operations demand logistics leaders who can sustain the fight under contested, multidomain ...

The United States' largest helicopter, which can carry up to 32 passengers, is the CH-53K King Stallion.That's a big bird, and the helicopter has proven itself in various military operations since ...

To get there, they used MH-6 Little Birds, the military's super-fast -- and small -- combat helicopter. They only weigh 1,636 pounds when empty and their typical takeoff weight comes in at 3,350 ...

The head of Special Operations Command's helicopter programs is counting on the conventional Army's Future Vertical Lift effort to replace SOCOM's MH-60 Sea Hawk fleet. But he's not sure it will ...

The U.S. Army is ending its latest effort to build a new armed scout helicopter, known as the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, an abrupt change of direction that marks one of the department ...

The Army has canceled development of the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA, marking the end of the service’s latest program meant to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, which was ...