Helicopter

IDF helicopter carrying Herzog makes emergency landing after hitting bird, none injured

The helicopter safely landed at the Palmachim air force base, and Herzog was able to take off again in a replacement helicopter a few minutes later.

A UH-60L YANSHUF from 124 squadron takes part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.
Subtronics and Oliver Tree perform at the Sahara Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2026 in Indio, California.

Oliver Tree, several other celebrities dead after deadly helicopter crash in Brazil

Pakistani Army officers and people offer prayers as they attend the funeral of the victims, who died after an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday during take-off, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir, June 11, 2026.

Military helicopter crash in Pakistani Kashmir killed all 22 personnel on board, military confirms

A US Army AH-64D Apache helicopter hovers flies during military exercises of Poland and NATO allied countries in Orzysz, northwestern Poland, on September 17, 2025; Illustrative.

Crew rescued after US Apache helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz


Could tanks, helicopters secure quiet in W. Bank with Palestinians? - analysis

There are many ideas, short of a messianic peace vision, that can help restore calm, but tanks and helicopters are either a tiny part or a nonexistent part of the solution.

Tank crews from the Seventh Brigade's 75th Battalion train with their new Merkava Mk. 4 tanks

Ukraine honors interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash

Zelensky credits the fallen minister as being instrumental in efforts to defend Ukraine following Moscow's assault of Ukraine in February 2022.

 Memorial ceremony for Ukrainian interior minister, his deputy and officials who died in helicopter crash

Ukraine interior minister, 13 others, killed in helicopter crash

Ukraine's minister Denys Monastyrsky, his second-in-command and 14 other senior officials were killed. The cause of the crash is unknown.

 A view shows the site a where a helicopter falls on civil infrastructure buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Brovary, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, January 18, 2023.

US Navy starts full-rate production of new CH-53K helicopter

Israel has purchased 12 of the new helicopters to replace its aging Yasur helicopter fleet.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter

The US army chose a new helicopter. Will Israel reconsider the V-22 now?

Countries like Israel and other American partners, whether Japan or countries in the Gulf, all will want a new generation of helicopters.

 Bell V-280 Valor hover demo, 2019 Alliance Air Show

Drone taxi takes first spin in Paris air traffic ahead of 2024 launch

The Volocopter's digital fly-by-wire system and multiple rotors make it much easier to fly than a traditional helicopter, the test pilot said.

 A Volocopter 2X drone taxi performs an integrated flight in conventional air traffic at Pontoise airfield in Cormeilles-en-Vexin, near Paris, France, November 10, 2022

US uses helicopter raid to kill ISIS operative in Syria -analysis

The target of the US helicopter raid was Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an ISIS official involved in smuggling weapons to other ISIS units.

A CH-53K helicopter

Elbit’s X-Sight helmet to let helicopter pilots fly with F-35 technology

The helmet uses AI and Augmented Reality to allow helicopter pilots to see through the body of the aircraft.

 Elbit’s X-Sight augmented-reality helmet-mounted display system

Ataleph helicopter crash was caused by previously unknown corrosion - IDF

The final report said that the proximity of the helicopter to the sea caused its motor component to rust, leading to the crash.

 Atalef AS565 Panther

Israel's 99th Division trains ground and air units together

According to an article at the IDF's website, the unit includes the “Kfir Brigade, the multi-dimensional ‘Ghost’ Unit and three additional reserves brigades.”

 The IDFs 99th Division, in training.