A US Army official said the Apache helicopter faces threats that may reduce its battlefield prowess. Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan said the older Apache AH-64D is no longer a "war-winning capability." Efforts ...

An attack on a Colombian National Police helicopter and a suspected car bombing near a military air base killed at least 19 people Thursday in what Colombian authorities are describing as terrorist ...

The US Marine Corps has fired a new long-range munition designed to extend the reach of its attack helicopters in the latest ...

In a sweeping overhaul of the service’s force structure, senior Pentagon officials have directed the US Army to end procurement of what they call “obsolete” and “outdated” aircraft platforms. These ...

Helicopter pilots face a wide range of dangers that regular pilots do not—from hostile ground forces, environmental hazards, and the general dangers that come with an inherently un-airworthy platform.

The oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 was ...

One of the newest additions to the helicopter fleet of the United States is by far the fastest attack helicopter on the planet, only introduced to the service in 2010. Its overall design is somewhat ...