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Technical Malfunction Suspected in Iranian Presidential Helicopter Crash

May 21, 2024 @ 03:11 AM

A technical malfunction is suspected to have caused the crash of an Iranian Bell 212 helicopter, which resulted in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday, according to the state-controlled IRNA agency. The Turkish news agency IHA, citing Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, also reported technical issues with the helicopter,...

Iranian President, Foreign Minister Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

May 20, 2024 @ 04:49 AM

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and two other senior officials are confirmed dead when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in a wooded area in a region bordering Azerbaijan. Rescuers who reached the crash site this morning reported the helicopter to be completely wrecked and that...

Bell Textron Unveils Aircraft Laboratory for Autonomous Flight Research

May 8, 2024 @ 05:45 AM

Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc

China Denies Provocation in Yellow Sea Encounter with Australian MH-60R Helicopter

May 7, 2024 @ 12:54 PM

The Chinese government responded on Tuesday to accusations from Australia regarding an alleged "unsafe" encounter when an Australian MH-60R helicopter was intercepted by an unnamed Chinese fighter jet over the Yellow Sea. According to a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, an Australian military aircraft approached China's airspace in what was...

Ecuadorian Bell 430 Helicopter Crashes, 3 Dead

May 7, 2024 @ 06:19 AM

The Ecuadorian Navy's Bell-430 helicopter crashed on May 6, killing all three people aboard. This was reported by

Brunei MoD Orders Six H145M Multipurpose Helicopters

May 2, 2024 @ 11:11 AM

Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with Brunei's Ministry of Defence to purchase six H145M helicopters. Said Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters

Colombian Mi-17 helicopter Crashes, 9 Soldiers killed

May 1, 2024 @ 05:45 AM

An Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian army crashed in rural northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers, according to the country's armed forces. In a statement, the Colombian military said the helicopter was taking the supplies lost communication with the base early in the afternoon and was later found to have crashed near municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, an area that has recently experienced fighting between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and the drug trafficking group known as the Gulf Clan

MD Helicopters Develop Configurable Avionics & Weapons System for AH530 Chopper

April 29, 2024 @ 11:10 AM

MD Helicopters has developed an avoics and weapons management system for its AH530 helicopters that will allow users to configure the chopper from a trainer to an attack helicopter in a matter of minutes. MDH exhibited the AH530 Block II precision weapons helicopter with its new Advanced Integrated Avionics and Weapons System at the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Denver, CO

10 killed as Naval Helicopters Collide in Malaysia

April 23, 2024 @ 05:43 AM

Ten Malaysian armed forces personnel were killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air on Tuesday in Perak state. The helicopters were undergoing a flypast rehearsal in preparation for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Fleet Open Day in May, according to local media

Two Japanese Navy Sikorsky SH-60K Helicopters Collide, 1 Dead, 7 Missing

April 22, 2024 @ 07:06 AM

The search for seven missing crew members of two Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopters that are believed to have collided continued on Monday, with defense officials stating there was no initial indication of aircraft issues. The incident occurred during nighttime anti-submarine training about 270 km east of Torishima in the Izu Islands late on April 20

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