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All you need to know about the combat-ready CH-47 Chinook helicopter inducted by Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force on Monday formally inducted four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at Air For…

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Watch Spanish Special Forces drive a boat into a Chinook helicopter in the middle of a lake

The Spanish Army's Department of Communications has uploaded an incredible video showcasing a quick…

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Watch Spanish Special Forces drive a boat into a Chinook helicopter in the middle of a lake

The Spanish Army's Department of Communications has uploaded an incredible video showcasing a quick…

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How US-made Chinook and Apache helicopters will add more firepower to Indian Armed Forces

The order is valued at over US $2.5 billion. Alongside, the private sector in India will benefit as…

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The US Army has grounded about 400 Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook helicopters over engine fire fears, report says

US Army officials said the entire fleet of Chinook helicopters was grounded after they were made aw…

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Watch a US Chinook helicopter take an RPG and keep on trucking

Though there is cross talk and limited audio on the video, it's still clear that the Chinook pilot …

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US Army Special Operations Command's workhorse helicopter is getting upgrades to replace parts that are nearly 50 years old

For decades, US special operators have relied on their MH-47 Chinook to conduct nighttime raids and…

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We got inside the massive CH-47 Chinook helicopter - the US Army's transport workhorse

In 1982, the Army upgraded all of its Chinooks to the CH-47D versions, which, among many other impr…

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These are the best and most dangerous parts of flying the US Army's transportation workhorse, according to a pilot who does it

Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen are jetting around Norway and through the air over the Baltic…

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The US military's helicopter fleet is desperately in need of modernization

The Army estimates that approximately 600 Americans died in the wars in Afghanistan due to helicopt…

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Boeing Could Soon Start Selling These Helicopters To Brazil

The potential weapons deals include a $169 million deal for 16 AGM-84L Harpoon missiles, also built…

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How the Army's helicopter 'Freight Train' trains to get soldiers and their gear where they need to be

A well-trained crew can unload an entire Chinook within 13 seconds. Members of the 244th Bravo Comp…

Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe, …   


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A helicopter sparked a massive crocodile mating sex frenzy when they probably mistook the sound for a giant thunderstorm

A Chinook helicopter flew over a crocodile farm, prompting a mating frenzy among the reptiles, who …

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4 US military helicopter crashes in recent months have killed 14 service members and injured nearly a couple dozen more

The US Army grounded its aircraft after several helicopters crashed during separate training missio…

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The Army's 101st Airborne teamed up with Greek special operators for a first-of-its-kind island-assault exercise

During the exercise, US helicopters supported Greek special operations forces on objectives only ac…

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Ahead of US visit Modi signs off on $3.1 billion deal for Boeing

American companies have over the last decade bagged defence contracts from India worth around USD 1…

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The world's largest helicopter can lift an airliner with remarkable ease

Powered by a pair of 11,000 horsepower turboshaft engines, the Halo and its five-man crew can trans…

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The Army's Black Hawk helicopters are testing a new laser system to fend off heat-seeking missiles

The new Common Infrared Countermeasures system (CIRCM), developed by Northrop Grumman, is designed …

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We got inside a US Army Black Hawk helicopter - which does everything from transport medics to command wars

Developed by Sikorsky, the US Army's Black Hawk helicopter first entered service in 1978 and has si…

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Seven shocking truths about how India buys arms

While the report deftly evaded the questions of alleged corruption, it has certainly exposed a s…