Helicopter carriers are much smaller than traditional aircraft carriers. For example, the newest model carrier employed by the U.S. Navy, the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, weighs around 100,000 ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Special operators are upgrading nearly every aspect of their helicopter fleet as they await the Army's newest addition to the rotary wing section. From the MH-6 light attack ...

It’s a plane. It’s a helicopter. It’s both. Meet "FLRAA," the Army’s new tiltrotor for Future Long-Range Air Assault. This is how the Army will island hop in the Pacific to fend off China ...

If the FLRAA, for example, can conduct an artillery raid with an M777 howitzer, its crew and ammunition to a remote location to support combat operations, that is a game changer and true combat ...

Helicopter Applications Inc. will conduct gnat-control spraying operations over several York County creeks and waterways on Monday, county officials said. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Family members of the Marines killed in a helicopter accident this week said their kins’ deaths are the latest example of fatal and unnecessary accidents plaguing the military.

Bernalillo County, New Mexico — home to Albuquerque — is resuming law enforcement helicopter operations, some 16 months after a crash killed four first responders.

JOHNSON, La. (KPLC) - Army officials are alerting residents around the Fort Johnson area that there will be increased helicopter traffic due to an upcoming large-scale training exercise. The 101st ...

The helicopter, likely an MH-60K or MH-60L Blackhawk, was conducting a refueling exercise when the crash occurred, killing five soldiers from the Fort Campbell-based 160th Special Operations ...

Summary: The resurgence of amphibious operations in the U.S. Navy highlights a strategic shift as tensions rise with China, especially in the South China Sea. Amphibious assault ships ...

The long-range assault aircraft, first and foremost, must perform air assault operations. From my time as an Army Aviator, this means massing combat power — infantry, artillery, supplies — on ...

An MH-6 “little bird” helicopter flies over Tampa Bay, Florida, during a capabilities demonstration in 2024. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Patzer/Navy) TAMPA, Fla. – Special operators are ...