This is Real-Life Footage of a Night Stalker “Snatch ‘n Grab” Mission in Iraq
When you think of the words “heliborne” “vehicle” and “takedown”, you’re probably reminded of that scene in Black Hawk Down when a [read more...]
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Lockheed Martin’s Version of the 160th SOAR’s Black Hawk Gunship Goes on the Market
According to Aaron Mehta of Defense News, Lockheed Martin has already generated a customer for the gunship version of Sikorsky’s highly-successful UH-60 Black Hawk. [read more...]
A US Army Apache was Involved in Bizarre Incident at Ft. Irwin
The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, was host to one of the most bizarre incidents to have taken place this year, involving Army Aviation. According to [read more...]
Watch as Three Airdropped Humvees Plummet to Their Demise
Earlier this week, the US Army’s famed 173rd Airborne Brigade participated in an airdrop at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of [read more...]
Meet the World’s Most Experienced AH-64 Pilot
The Boeing AH-64 Apache is probably one of the coolest and most badass aircraft in existence. The four-bladed twin-engined death-dealing harbinger of destruction has served [read more...]
The FBI is Home to Some of the Baddest Special Ops Aviators Around
We’ve all heard of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the United States Army- the legendary Night Stalkers, who are tasked with providing aerial [read more...]
Bazooka Charlie and his Nazi-Tank Killin’ Grasshopper
In 1942, a smartly attired 29-year-old man by the name of Charles Carpenter signed up to join the United States Army as a commissioned officer. A high school teacher by [read more...]
Delta Queens and the Chinook
When you think of the words “workhorse” and “helicopter”, the CH-47 Chinook is more than likely one of a number of aircraft that immediately jump to [read more...]
Piasecki’s X-49 is the Fastest Sea Hawk in Existence
Historically speaking, Piasecki Aircraft is no stranger to designing aircraft that challenge the current mainstays of aviation, specifically in the world of rotorcraft. [read more...]
The US Army’s Night Stalkers Once Helped Steal an Attack Helicopter From the African Desert
Back in the 1980s, when it still existed, the Soviet Union maintained a number of “friendly” relationships with a variety of African and Asian nations, mostly for [read more...]
