The idea of the helicopter dates back to the Renaissance—but the contraptions could not be built until the development of ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--With more than five million flight hours under its rotors and 40 years of technological advances behind it, the AH-64 Apache continues to be the best attack helicopter in the ...

Image Credit: James K. F. Dung - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, helicopters have done more than just transport troops; they have reshaped the very way ...

The U.S. Army says its premier attack helicopter successfully defeated various drones during a recent trial aimed at demonstrating the aircraft’s viability on modern battlefields, where unmanned ...

Image Credit: Angelita Lawrence - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. Tanks and boots may own the ground, but modern war is just as much about what flies low, fast, and armed to the teeth. That’s where the ...

The origins of military helicopters go back to the 1940s when the U.S. Army appointed aviator Igor Sikorsky to build a more advanced version of the VS-300, his first model. This new aircraft, known as ...

What a Weapon: The 1990 film Fire Birds, starring Nicholas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones, may have missed the mark as a Top Gun-like blockbuster, but it successfully showcased the U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache, ...

The AH-1 Cobra’s performance in Grenada underscored its value as a flexible and lethal platform in low-intensity conflicts. Developed by Bell Helicopter in the 1960s, the AH-1 Cobra was the United ...

The United States boasts a large fleet of helicopters, and the AH-64 Apache may be one of the most well-known. It is easily one of the most iconic military helicopters in history, and for good reason.

An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, lands at Illesheim Army Airfield, Germany. (Pfc. Matthew J. Marcellus/Army) An Army AH-64 Apache ...