Prior to Wednesday, at least four helicopters from JBLM have crashed in the past 20 years, according to news reports. March 25, 2024 — Apache AH-64E helicopter crashes on JBLM property during a routine training exercise, injuring two pilots.

A local sheriff said the military "lost contact with a helicopter in the area." It's unclear how many people were involved.

Deputies and firefighters are working to reach a crash site after a military helicopter went down late Wednesday night, sparking a fire.

It was one of the most audacious missions of the war in Afghanistan: a group of Royal Marines strapping themselves to the sides of two Apache gunships to recover the body of one of their own, L/Cpl Mathew Ford. The pilot of one of the aircraft involved tells the remarkable story as part of a 10-part BBC podcast series.

Adding C-UAS capabilities to the Apache would give the Army a mobile platform that flies slow enough (about 150 knots) to take down UAS that slip through the cracks. The helicopter's sensor and communication systems can also give personnel advanced warning of drone threats.

The Apache helicopter is one of the most feared military helicopters in the world, and with good reason. The Apache has a top speed of 186 mph, it's armed to the teeth with a multitude of missiles, rockets, and ballistic weaponry, and it's incredibly ...

The first live shoot of the Spike NLOS by a conventional aviation unit shows Apache crews can conduct extended-range precision strikes against targets

Manufactured by Israeli defense contractor Rafael, the SPIKE NLOS missile has been in service for years—and has seen extensive combat in the Israeli Defense Forces’ operations in the Levant.

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 the VS-316 and later called the XR-4, first flew in 1942.

The amphibious assault ship served as a floating airfield for units of the Army's 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268.

A universal reaction among the Department of Defense when talking about their mission. fight and win on any battlefield, today and tomorrow. Boeing has adopted this mission with a program of aggressive modernization of one of the most recognizable and tested combat pieces in the U.