Helicopter

Behind enemy lines: How US Air Force's well-oiled rescue machine operates

Since Vietnam, the US has successfully rescued thousands of downed aircrew members in hostile territory, including in Iraq and Bosnia, thanks to special helicopter models and pilot survival kits.

US Air Force crew work on a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules before take-off from RAF Fairford on March 18, 2026 in Fairford, England.
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026.

IAF destroys IRGC helicopter at airport, targets Basij operatives in western Iran

Iranian helicopter crash kills 4 in central Iran on February 24, 2026.

Four Iranian civilians killed after military helicopter crashes into market

HIKERS ENJOY the Israel National Trail at the dry Amud Stream Nature Reserve, near Kibbutz Hukuk in northern Israel, November 29, 2025.

Israeli teens find dead body on hiking trail, rescue units struggle to help


Vladimir Putin gifts Russian helicopter to Zimbabwean president

"Victims of sanctions must cooperate," Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. "And this is the cooperation we are seeing."

 Vladimir Putin and Emmerson Mnangagwa.

United Hatzalah flies cancer patients in Israel's periphery for treatment

The pilot project will continue with another flight for a young cancer patient from Israel’s southern Negev region in the coming weeks.

 A young cancer patient named Raaya from the periphery is arriving at a hospital for treatment after being flown there by a United Hatzalah helicopter.

First aircraft on another world reestablishes contact with earth

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter arrived on the red planet together with the Mars Perseverance rover, which was launched in July 2020.

 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was captured by the Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z on April 16, not long after the rotorcraft’s 50th flight. The helicopter would soon fall silent for 63 days due hilly terrain that interrupted communications between the rover and aircraft.

7 IDF soldiers wounded in Jenin ambush of armored vehicle

Heavy fighting between IDF soldiers and Palestinian gunmen left at least three Palestinians dead and 28 injured.

 Smoke billows from the aftermath of the detonation of a Palestinian explosive charge on an Israeli armoured vehicle during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the West Bank on June 19, 2023.

22 US soldiers injured in Syria helicopter mishap - military

22 US service members were injured in a helicopter mishap in Syria on Saturday, Central Command stated that no enemy fire was reported.

AH-64 Apache Helicopter seen on July 6, 2021

Israeli Air Force could buy 20 new helicopters from US - report

The IDF will soon have to decide if to buy old "Delta" Apaches that were put out of order in the US and upgrade them, or buy new Apache helicopters of the "Echo" model. 

AH-64 Apache Helicopter seen on July 6, 2021

Motorcyclist collapses, dies on off-road path in northern Israel

After a man collapsed in difficult terrain, the first responders and a helicopter could not reach him fast enough.

 The IDF’s elite Airborne Combat, Search and Rescue Unit 669.

Four Russian military aircraft shot down near Ukraine, Russian daily reports

Although the video appears to show the plane being shot down, there has been no confirmation whether or not this is the case.

Ukrainian military helicopter flies over a village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 29, 2023

Russian military helicopter crashes over Crimea, 2 pilots dead

An investigation was opened to confirm the cause of the crash, which occurred in the Dzhankoi region of northern Crimea.

 A view shows a Russian airforce plane at the Belbek airport near Sevastopol, Crimea

US forces kill ISIS leader, two others in Syria - US officials

The US appears to be increasing the tempo of operations against ISIS in Syria with its partners on the ground.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.