Helicopter

Britain's Royal Navy shows off Proteus unmanned helicopter for North Atlantic missions

Named after the Greek god of the sea, Proteus could potentially be at the heart of future anti-submarine operations

JANUARY 19, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Royal Navy's Proteus unmanned helicopter

A helicopter is seen falling out of its harness near Gush Etzion, on January 16, 2026.

Helicopter falls out of towing harness, crashes near houses in West Bank

The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar has ordered the establishment of a military investigation committee to investigate the incident.

JANUARY 16, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hatzolah Air flies Israeli hero Gefen Bitton home after Sydney terror attack

Founder Eli Rowe pilots 40-hour air-ambulance mission to bring the wounded Israeli to Sheba Medical Center for continued care; complex evacuation coordinated across four countries.

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A military helicopter flies above the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2024

Israeli Air Force unveils new rapid-response unit to stop October 7-style ground invasions

New arm of the Air Force set up to jump into automatic action if war is declared • More helicopters ready to mow down attackers on border within an hour

DECEMBER 25, 2025|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Defense Ministry chooses CH-53K as IDF’s new heavy-lift helicopters

CH-53Ks are an "urgent" replacement to the aging "Yasur" helicopters.

FEBRUARY 25, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky's Ch-53K on the tarmac at Berlin Air Show

US safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash

The pilot's actions have been in focus in the investigation into the crash of the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter outside Los Angeles into hilly terrain.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS

Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

Kobe Bryant, one year after the deadly helicopter crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said it would hold a hearing on Feb. 9 to determine the probable cause of the January 2020 crash.

JANUARY 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Eight peacekeepers killed in military helicopter crash in Sinai

Israel Air Force's search-and-rescue unit reportedly evacuated one person in critical condition to Soroka hospital in Beersheba.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020ByCODY LEVINE, REUTERS

Iran: We will build our own helicopters, supply Iraq

Currently Iran’s helicopter fleet consists of mostly American helicopters from the era before the 1979 revolution.

NOVEMBER 8, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

An Egyptian military helicopter flies over debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015.

Helicopter carrying IDF chief of staff makes emergency landing

Incident is the second in the past six months

NOVEMBER 1, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Blackhawk helicopters take part in IDF Air Force drill, July 2017

IAF in desperate need for new heavy-lift helicopters. What's the hold-up?

The Yas'ur helicopters have been involved in several accidents this year, and the fleet was even grounded. Time is running out before there is a deadly crash

OCTOBER 27, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM