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SOFREP pic of the day: Rhodesian Air Force Aérospatiale Alouette III gunship during a Fire Force operation in the Bush War

A light helicopter over hostile bush. No spectacle, no margin for error. Just rotors, troops, and a war fought close and fast ...
Los Angeles Times

Mexican helicopter gunship caught on camera firing on alleged cartel hideout in raids that leave 12 dead

Reporting from Mexico City — A Mexican military helicopter gunship fired on the alleged hideout of a drug kingpin in one of a pair of raids that left 12 suspects dead, including the cartel capo, ...
Time

Is Russia Running a Secret Supply Route to Arm Syria’s Assad?

On Nov. 27, a clip appeared on YouTube of a Russian-made Syrian military helicopter apparently being hit by Syrian rebels using a surface-to-air missile. The footage of the gunship, smoking as it ...
The Town Talk

Former Cheyenne helicopter pilot from Alexandria fondly reminisces about glory days

Berchman Richard, a former test pilot, recently visited the U.S. Army Aviation Museum to see the AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter he flew in the 1970s. Richard was one of only six pilots to fly the Cheyenne, ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Kamov Ka-52 Hokum-B / One of the fastest and most maneuverable attack helicopters

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The Atlantic

Syria Turns Helicopter Gunships on Protesters

To quell anti-government protests in Syria, Bashar al-Assad's regime has reportedly employed everything from tanks to snipers. But activists tell Reuters that Syrian security forces turned to air ...
Naija Gist - Latest

NAF to deploy additional fighter jets, helicopter gunships to North East

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is planning to deploy additional fighter jets and helicopter gunships to complement ground forces fighting insurgents and bandits in the North East and North West ...