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The AH-1 Cobra’s Last Chapter: Retirement, Successors, and an Astronaut’s Farewell
From combat missions to orbit: the AH-1 Cobra's legacy in the U.S. Marine Corps
The AH-1W Super Cobra served as the U.S. Marine Corps' primary...
Israeli F-4E crew downed Egyptian Mi-8 with Kurnass afterburners in the Yom Kippur War
As F-4 call sign CLOSET 1 flew overhead the doomed helicopter, the Kurnass afterburners were switched on and the nose was pulled up, smashing...
VH-92A Marine One: From First Flight to Operational Delays
The presidential helicopter completed its maiden flight in 2017, but a Pentagon report later found it unfit for emergency use, casting uncertainty over its...
Attack helicopters in combat: Deadlier than jets in a dogfight, but not invincible
Attack helicopters proved deadlier than expected against fighter jets—but tube artillery remained a surprising threat from below.
Attack helicopters are armed rotary-wing aircraft designed primarily...
Lockheed Martin secured major H-60 helicopter contracts for the US Army and Royal Australian Navy
Lockheed Martin secured contracts to deliver MH-60R Seahawks to the Royal Australian Navy and H-60M Black Hawks to the US Army, reinforcing long-standing aviation...