Tag: Helicopter

Russian military helicopter crashes in Syria, 2 pilots die

MOSCOW: Russia's Defense Ministry says that a Russian military helicopter has crashed in Syria, killing both pilots aboard. In a statement on January 3, the...

Body found near crash site of Russian helicopter off Svalbard

OSLO: The body of a man who died when a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed off the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Thursday was found...

Helicopters pluck 42 people, 5 dogs and cat from brink of...

Helicopter pilot Pete Gavitte peered through his night vision goggles late Sunday as he approached a fast-growing wildfire near the California wine country town...

Helicopter with nine aboard crashes in Japan

  A helicopter conducting a mountain rescue exercise crashed with nine local officials aboard in Japan on Sunday and at least three people are feared...

No new purchase: Punjab govt to repair old helicopter for CM

The Punjab government has decided to repair the old helicopter for Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif instead of buying a new one. Earlier, the government had...

Islamabad, Moscow cooperation to help establish peace in region: FO

Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria says bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Russia will certainly help to establish peace and tranquillity in the region. In an...

Top Afghan general killed in military helicopter crash

    Afghanistan’s army said one of its top commanders was killed Tuesday when a military helicopter crashed in the western Afghan province of Badghis. General Mohayedin...

US to stop buying Russian helicopters for Afghanistan

US defence department officials have reportedly asked to stop buying Russian MI-17 helicopters for Afghan forces and instead to buy American helicopters. In addition, a...

Crew of Punjab chopper, crashed in Afghanistan, returns to Pakistan: reports

    The six crew members of the Punjab government’s helicopter which crash landed in Afghanistan’s Logar province have been recovered and shifted to Pakistan safely,...

UAE military helicopter crash kills two

A United Arab Emirates military helicopter crashed into the sea on Sunday, killing two crew members, the country’s armed forces said in a statement. The...

Iraqi army helicopter crash kills nine

An Iraqi army helicopter crashed due to a technical malfunction during a routine flight on Tuesday, killing all nine crew members, a military spokesman...

Military helicopter crash kills three Afghan air crew

An Afghan Mi-17 military helicopter crashed on Sunday after a technical failure during a training exercise, killing three air crew and wounding another in...

Indonesian envoy dies after Pakistan helicopter crash

An Indonesian ambassador who was on a Pakistani military helicopter that crashed this month killing two other foreign envoys died Tuesday after battling severe...

Helicopter lost control due to technical fault, says air chief

Diplomats speak of Naltar helicopter crash terror Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Saturday said the helicopter which crashed in Naltar Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan...

Turkey ups its ‘assault’ credentials, offers new helicopter to friends

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Edogan has said that the country's first domestically-produced assault helicopter is to be exported to friendly countries. Speaking at a...

Helicopter carrying relief goods attacked in Awaran

A helicopter carrying relief goods to Balochistan’s earthquake stricken Awaran was attacked in Mashkay tehsil. According to media reports, small arms were used to fire...

Weapons of war What makes an Apache tick

The Apache is a twin-engined army attack helicopter developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). It entered service with the US Army in 1984 and...