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National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Special Ops Aviators Hone Skills for Desert, Over-Water Group 18, the air wing of the United Arab Emirates' special operations command, flies in challenging conditions to protect the royals and resources of United Arab Emirates. |
National Defense December 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Air Force Search-and-Rescue Crews Stressed by War, Say Commanders The intense pace of operations of Air Force search-and-rescue crews is straining units and is causing frustrations because medevac procedures differ among the services. |
Outside April 2003 Jason Paur |
Worry Birds Last year was a low point for Search-and-Rescue helicopters. Could this year be even more dangerous? |
Aviation History January 2007 Otto Kreisher |
The Rise of the Helicopter During the Korean War Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War's early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict's end. |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Gulf Nation Focuses on Training, Educating Air Crews Close to fielding one of the most advanced air forces in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is pushing to match the aircrews' proficiency with their sophisticated equipment. |
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Underway with the USCG Mellon While helicopter operations are familiar to U.S. Coast Guard vessels, more than just guns are added to the equation when they are armed |
Popular Mechanics April 2009 Kalee Thompson |
Flying High in Coast Guard Chopper Rescue School At America's elite helicopter rescue academy, Coast Guard professionals are put to the test by ocean cliffs, sea caves and a treacherous stretch of coastline known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. |
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Delivery of Armed Recon Helicopter Delayed One Year A crucial test to determine whether the Army's new armed reconnaissance helicopter is ready for production has slipped at least six weeks due to problems integrating a new sensor package. |
National Defense May 2006 Michael Peck |
Combat Rescue Units See Shift in Missions Air Force combat rescue teams increasingly are shifting their training and resources to the evacuation of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, instead of just focusing on the recovery of downed pilots. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John McHale |
Coast Guard unveils new helicopter Just in time for the boating season, new HH-65C Dauphine helicopters will be replacing the HH-65B helicopters at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City as part of the Deepwater Programs modernization and recapitalization of the Coast Guard. |
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Gulf Nation Poised to Lead Region In Production of Unmanned Aircraft United Arab Emirates seeks to improve on its surveillance program to increase homeland security. |
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Service Teams Seek More Cooperation to Save Lives With U.S. forces heavily engaged in combat, peacekeeping and disaster-relief missions around the world, military search-and-rescue units are trying to figure out how to work more closely together while saving lives. |
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons |
Military Helicopter Fleets Showing Their Age Many models are expected to reach the end of their operational lives in the 2030 to 2040 timeframe. |
National Defense May 2011 Eric Beidel |
Manufacturers: Technology Will Make Rotorcraft Faster, Safer The Pentagon's investment in rotorcraft science and technology has decreased dramatically over the past 25 years, but companies have been tinkering around in their own shops trying to fill innovation gaps. |
National Defense November 2004 Harold Kennedy |
Race Is on to Replace Air Force Search and Rescue Helicopter Maneuvering already has begun in a competition for a lucrative contract for a new Air Force "personnel recovery vehicle," built to rescue downed aircrews and others who find themselves isolated on the battlefield. |
National Defense October 2011 Eric Beidel |
New Aircraft Concept Promises More Speed, Endurance An engineer has designed a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that may be able to fly faster and farther than today's helicopters. |
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Boeing to Build New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter The Air Force has awarded Boeing Helicopter a contract worth a possible $15 billion to build 141 next-generation combat search-and-rescue helicopters. |
National Defense July 2005 Michael Peck |
Air Force, Air Guard Pilots Merge in F/A-22 Wing Air National Guard pilots are training to fly the F/A-22 Raptor as part of an experimental combat unit that combines active duty and Guard fighter members. |
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Personnel Locator System Helps Rescue Downed Pilots Cubic Defense's V12 has been used in the U.S as well as by NATO forces. |
National Defense October 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Future Vertical Lift Could Be Shot in the Arm for Industry The Army's forthcoming future vertical lift program -- which would replace thousands of aging helicopters -- will rejuvenate the United States' stagnant military helicopter market, experts and executives said. |
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard. |
National Defense July 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Responding to Insatiable Demand for Surveillance Drones To meet the voracious need for unmanned aircraft surveillance in combat zones, the Air Force's 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is creating a new Predator squadron, relocating its training units and expanding base operations. |
Popular Mechanics October 26, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Why Helicopter Missions in Afghanistan are Unusually Dangerous Helicopter accidents in Afghanistan claimed the lives of 14 Americans today. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2010 Lawrence & Jenney |
The Fastest Helicopter on Earth Sikorsky aims to break the helicopter speed record |
National Defense August 2014 Eric Braganca |
Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years. |
National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Decline of U.S. Helicopter Procurement on the Horizon After a decade-long period of surging sales and rapid expansion, the military helicopter buying boom is coming to an end. |
National Defense April 2010 Austin Wright |
U.S. Helicopter Suppliers Fear Losing Innovation War The military helicopter business is booming, but the industry mostly is making money fixing up and maintaining the Army's aging fleet. Hardly any Pentagon contracts these days pursue new aircraft designs. |
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams |
Moving Map Display Unveiled Two technology companies are offering a moving, digital map for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. |
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons |
Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done. |
National Defense January 2011 Eric Beidel |
Coast Guard Turns Navy Cast-Offs Into New Aircraft The Coast Guard is using Navy scraps to replace helicopters it has lost in crashes during 2010. |
National Defense August 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Marine Harriers, Hornets Headed To Iraq This Fall The Marine Corps will be deploying fighter jets to Iraq, not necessarily to drop bombs, but to take over reconnaissance and surveillance missions previously performed by helicopters. |
National Defense May 2011 Eric Beidel |
European Helicopters Look to Take Off in U.S. Military Market At a helicopter exposition in Orlando last month, CEOs of European manufacturers made it clear: They are both partners and competitors of their U.S. counterparts. |
Popular Mechanics January 13, 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
Tragedy in Haiti: The American Response When calamity on the level of Haiti's earthquake strikes, the first U.S. responders bear a heavy load. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Navy sailors, Coast Guardsmen and professional urban rescue teams will be some of the first to save lives amid the rubble. |
Reason December 2005 Matt Welch |
They Shoot Helicopters, Don't They? How journalists spread rumors during Katrina: Reporters failed to exercise enough skepticism in passing along secondhand testimony from victims (who often just parroted what they picked up from the rumor mill), and they were far too eager to broadcast as fact apocalyptic statements from government officials. |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Local Shipbuilder Thrives, Eyes Expansion in Gulf Region As the United Arab Emirates boosts the power of its sea service, business is booming for an indigenous company that not only is grabbing a large share of navy contracts, but also is planning to spread out in the region. |
National Defense April 2008 Breanne Wagner |
Army Pushes Forward With Troubled Scout Helicopter Despite a string of delays and billions of dollars in cost increases, the Army has regained confidence in its ARH-70A armed reconnaissance helicopter. |
National Defense April 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Taking Off Upgrades and a surge of new U.S. military orders should make the next 10 years a busy decade for rotorcraft manufacturers, according to a recent study by Forecast International Inc. |
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Tiltrotor Sales Unlikely to Take Off, Industry Veteran Says Sergei Sikorsky is skeptical that tiltrotor aircraft will take the place of conventional helicopters. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin delivers first Target Sight System production unit to U.S. Marine Corps... Raytheon demonstrates next-generation antenna technology during test flight... etc. |
Inc. January 2007 Liz Welch |
Things I Can't Live Without: Jerry Airola This former police officer and owner of Silver State Helicopters weighs in on these toys: Nikon Coolpix 4600... Ruger .357 magnum... AvMap EKP IV GPS... 2006 Ford GT... |
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams |
German Rescue Station Aids Katrina Victims A German armed forces air-conditioned mobile rescue station with its own power and water supply has been sent to Mississippi to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. |
National Defense June 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Biometrics Systems Help Strengthen Border Security in Persian Gulf Nation Having to deal with a daily onslaught of immigrants and visitors, the United Arab Emirates has had to resort to advanced technology to strengthen its border control and to weed out potential terrorists. |
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Oil Wealth Helps Gulf Nation Build Domestic Arms Industry The relatively rapid rise of the Abu Dhabi Ship Building facility is indicative of this small Gulf nation's aspirations to become not only a consumer, but a producer of military and security hardware. |
Inc. July 1, 2002 Rebecca Dorr |
Come Fly With Me The founder of Comnet gets his highs by taking to the skies in a helicopter. |
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson |
Ghost of Comanche Haunts Army Helicopter Leaders as They Push for New Models Army Aviation officers want a family of new helicopters. Not now, but 20 years from now. Two decades may sound like a long time - but its is not when developing Army rotary wing aircraft. |
Popular Mechanics July 2006 Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
Are Iran's New Anti-Helicopter Missiles A Real Threat to Apaches? An Iranian colonel this week spoke publicly about a "special weapon" that was tailor-made to destroy U.S. Apache attack helicopters. |
National Defense May 2006 Harold Kennedy |
U.S. Coast Guard Launches Long-Delayed Communications System The Coast Guard's delayed and expensive search-and-rescue communications network has made its debut in Virginia and at an air station in New Jersey. |