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At least 30 American troops have died in a spate of US military helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft crashes this year
The accidents, which have occurred around the world, have involved Ospreys, Black Hawks, Apaches, a…
Jake Epstein
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See inside the civilian version of a popular military aircraft that's a cross between a helicopter and an airplane, the Leonardo AW609
A Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor at Dubai Airshow 2021.Thomas Pallini/Insider
Thomas Pallini
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Marine Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Australia just finished another flight across the Pacific
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - US Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin completed a trans-Pacific…
1st Lt. Colin Kennard, US Mar…
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We climbed into the cockpit of a V-22 Osprey - the US military tiltrotor aircraft that takes troops into combat
The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that blends "the vertical flight capability of a helicopter with…
Daniel Brown
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Bell's new tilt-rotor combat drone aims to give Marines even more combat power - here's what it can do
"As of June 2018, the mission sets for these aircraft are, in priority order, are airborne early wa…
Daniel Brown
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China has built a giant Osprey-like drone that engineers say can carry 10 passengers and fly at 340 mph
The Lanying R6000, or the Lanthanum Shadow, is designed to carry up to 4,400 pounds and fly a maxim…
Matthew Loh
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Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Archer to give passengers electric flying taxis
The partnership between Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation could allow flyers to bypass road tr…
Benjamin Zhang
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5 US Marines are dead after their Super Stallion helicopter crashed
The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion from Nevada to California when the aircraft was rep…
Jake Epstein
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US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed' into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say
The fight was one meant for destroyers and cruisers, the ship's executive officer said, but the Bat…
Chris Panella
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3 Marines were killed and 20 injured after a US helicopter crashed on a training exercise in northern Australia
Five Marines are in a serious condition in hospital after the MV-22 Osprey crashed during a trainin…
Ryan Hogg
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A US Air Force special operations aircraft has been stuck in a remote Norwegian nature preserve for almost a month following an 'emergency landing,' officials say
A Norwegian military official told Insider there is a plan to retrieve the aircraft by using a boat…
Jake Epstein
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US Air Force special operators' search for new runways is expanding from highways to beaches
The US Air Force has been looking at "every single piece of concrete in the Pacific" to find new ru…
Christopher Woody
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A broken-down US Air Force special ops aircraft stuck in an Arctic nature preserve is finally out after a 'demanding' rescue
Norway's military said engineers had to build an improvised road to recover the $90 million CV-22 O…
Jake Epstein
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The not-quite-aircraft-carriers that the US Navy and other militaries use to carry jets, tanks, and troops into battle
Amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers allow smaller navies to flex muscles that usually …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Video captures US military aircraft accidentally wrecking a UK hospital helipad during a training exercise
Emergency medical flights had to be temporarily redirected to a nearby airport after the helipad at…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here's what it took to move a broken-down US special ops aircraft stuck in an Arctic nature preserve just over 50 feet
Norway's military said bad weather has delayed the recovery of the CV-22 Osprey, but it hopes to re…
Jake Epstein
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New photos show a US special ops aircraft stuck in a Norwegian nature preserve while the military works out how to get it back
The CV-22 aircraft has been stuck among "protected ferns and salamanders" for a month, the head of …