The Army on Friday identified the soldier killed in an AH-64 Apache helicopter crash last week near the Kentucky-Tennessee border as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright, a pilot assigned to the ...
The Apache is one of the most feared attack helicopters out there, with the U.S. Army operating over 800 of them. This chopper entered service in 1984, making it over 40 years old. Despite being ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — One by one, men in their 70s and 80s climbed up and entered the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at Hunter Army Airfield, eliciting smiles and memories of their time piloting the ...
There are no current plans for the Army to replace the Apache. Instead, modernization is the strategy—using periodic upgrades ...
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright died in an AH-64 Apache helicopter training accident at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on June 11. (U.S. Army) The Army has identified the soldier who died in an ...
Shot down, pilot escapes pursuers by strapping himself outside rescue copter. July 3, 2007 — -- In a dramatic rescue worthy of any action movie, two Army helicopter pilots shot down south of ...
An 82nd Airborne pilot suffered a devastating head injury in a 2023 drone attack. Earlier this month, his wife and friends ...
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A U.S. Army helicopter made a precautionary landing approximately 110 miles from its home base in South Korea after detecting a potential mechanical issue, according to ...
Two Army pilots killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash have been identified. President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Delaware Thursday evening to honor two U.S. Army pilots killed in ...
The origins of military helicopters go back to the 1940s when the U.S. Army appointed aviator Igor Sikorsky to build a more advanced version of the VS-300, his first model. This new aircraft, known as ...