Russia has started fitting its Shahed attack drones with heat-seeking missile, an attempt to counter helicopters which shoot ...
On New Year's Eve 2024, Ukraine's $300,000 Magura V5 naval drone destroyed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters over the Black Sea in ...
Given the sheer volume of enemy drones, helicopters have joined the counter-drone fight. In Ukraine and Israel, helicopters of all kinds are hunting down drones. Helicopter cannons are much cheaper ...
The Army is giving the AH-64E Apache a new mission, transforming the iconic gunship into a fast-moving drone killer designed ...
Leonardo Helicopters has edged a step closer to flying its AW09-based Proteus technology demonstrator for the UK Royal Navy, ...
Republic of Singapore Air Force AH-64Ds during Exercise Forging Saber. Credit: Chen Chuanren/Aviation Week Network MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho—Despite the growing prominence of mini attack drones on the ...
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Is the US Army Giving Up on the Helicopter?

The ongoing Ukraine War has shown the limits of helicopters, particularly in comparison to drones that can carry out many of the same functions at a lower cost.
Both Russia and Ukraine need their helicopters, but they are vulnerable. Ukraine has been able to take some out with aerial ...
Getting a police eye in the sky – whether it’s been with helicopters or drones – has never been cheap. Still, drones are ...