Russia’s first militarised Mi-38T transport helicopter makes maiden flight

Russia’s first militarised series-produced Mi-38T transport helicopter conducted its maiden flight on 23 November at the Kazan Rotorcraft Factory. The helicopter’s maiden flight was performed by test…

Serbia orders Mi-35 and Mi-17 helicopters from Russia

Serbia has ordered three more Mi-17 transport and seven Mi-35 combat helicopters from Russia, according to a statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. “Serbia is satisfied with…

Last appearance on the broadcast for the Czech backside

With the Czech Air Force expected to withdraw its Mi-24/35 fleet from service by the end of 2023, the NATO & Czech Air Force Days in Ostrava…

Russian special forces will receive a new better combat helicopter

MOSCOW, (BM) – According to sources in the Russian Ministry of Defense, the special forces of the country will soon have a new improved helicopter, learned BulgarianMilitary.com….

Brazil “bans” Russian Mi-35M multi-role attack helicopters

BRASILIA, ($1=5.17 Brazilian Reals) — “Deactivation of the AH-2 Saber by the Brazilian Air Force”. This is shown by a text on an internal military file of…

U.S. State Dept approves possible $3 bln sale of additional AH-64E helicopters to Qatar

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of twenty-four AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters to Qatar, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 9 May….

South Korea set to order MH-60R SeaHawk helicopters

MH-60R SeaHawk helicopter was chosen as the winner of the long-awaited Maritime Operational Helicopter-II program. According to a press release issued 15 Dec. by DAPA, a total…

An interesting glimpse at the USMC AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter with AIM-9/AGM-122 missiles

The missile closely resembles an early AIM-9 Sidewinder, which is modified from You didn’t have to be particularly observant to pick out one of the most interesting…

Spanish Air Force receives first NH90 SAR helicopter

The Spanish Air Force has received the first NH90 that will boost their search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission capabilities. “Today the…

What’s The Right Size For The U.S. Army?

With the U.S. military out of Iraq and winding down in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army, which peaked with a force of around 570,000 a few years ago,…