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The Mil Mi-2 ( NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, three rotor blade Soviet -designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant designed in the early 1960s, and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Poland. Nearly 5500 were made by the time production stopped in 1999, and it remains in service globally.
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps.
One Mi-24VP flew with the Delta-H tail rotor of the Mil Mi-28. Mi-24VU. (Hind-E) Indian training version of Mi-24V. Mi-24VD. A version produced in 1985 to test a rear defensive gun. Mi-24RKhR. (Hind-G1) NBC reconnaissance model, which is designed to collect radiation, biological and chemical samples.
All Army National Guard helicopter units are grounded for a safety review following a string of incidents involving the rotary wing aircraft, including a deadly crash. Army National Guard Director ...
Distinctive unit insignia. The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the United States Army Aviation Branch 's headquarters, and it's training and development center, located at Fort Novosel, Alabama. The Aviation Center of Excellence coordinates and deploys aviation operations and trains aviation officers in a variety of topics, including ...
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade -sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters ( Boeing AH-64 Apache ), medium-lift helicopters ( Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk ), heavy-lift helicopters ( Boeing CH-47 Chinook ), and MEDEVAC capability.
used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One. 1959. 1961. 1500. Sikorsky S-61R. Medium-lift transport/SAR helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-61R served in the United States Air Force and in the United States Coast Guard. 1959.
The United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) provides command and control, executive oversight, and resourcing of U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) aviation assets and units in support of national security objectives. USASOAC is responsible for service and component interface; training, doctrine, and ...
The two SH-60K reconnaissance helicopters carrying a total of eight crew lost contact late on April 20 during nighttime training east of the island of Torishima in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 ...
MIL Mi-4 HOUND. EMERCOM Mi-26T. Mil Mi-1, 1948 - Light multi purpose helicopter. NATO reporting name Hare. Mil Mi-2, 1965 - Light multi purpose helicopter. NATO reporting Name Hoplite. Mil Mi-3 (1954), 1954 - Mi-1 with four-blade rotor. Mil Mi-3, 1964 - experimental light-utility helicopter developed from the Mi-2.