But at around 3pm on Saturday the boat's distress beacon sounded. The French air force deployed a helicopter to search for the sailor, who has not been identified. Rescue crews spotted his 40ft ...

A French helicopter team later spotted the 12-metre-long boat. The British mariner had reportedly indicated he was alone aboard, safe, and intending to continue his journey despite the alert.

A irbus Helicopters announced on Jan. 17, 2025 the delivery to the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) of the first two of eight H225M helicopters which were ordered in 2021.

The two H225Ms are the first of eight helicopters ordered in 2021 and will replace Pumas currently in service with French detachments in French Guiana, Djibouti and New Caledonia. Airbus ...

Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...

Rooivalk attack helicopters currently deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Another issue was for the SANDF to follow international practice and become ambassadors for the local equipment that ...

A Jan. 10 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a fleet of helicopters flying through the sky. "100 Firefighters from #Mexico have arrived in #LosAngeles and being directed to the # ...

There is beefed-up aerial security along the Manitoba-U.S. border. Regular Black Hawk helicopter flights targeting illegal activity started patrolling the area around the 49th parallel on Sunday, ...

These helicopters can equip a 20mm GIAT automatic cannon, machine gun pods in 12.7mm and 7.62mm calibers, FZ220 rocket pods, and BMD-71 TOW missiles, making it well-suited for a range of missions ...