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Can A Helicopter Take Down A Fighter Jet?

Helicopters are large, complex aircraft that have been used in military operations for almost as long as they've been around. As agile vehicles, helicopters completely changed how troops are inserted ...

After the reveal of Sikorsky's pilotless Black Hawk, European rival Leonardo just flew its new uncrewed helicopter design

The British Royal Navy on Friday said "the UK's first truly autonomous full-size helicopter," Leonardo's Proteus, completed ...
NBC Los Angeles

Navy helicopter, fighter jet go down in South China Sea; crews rescued

Two California-based naval aircraft crashed Sunday while conducting "routine operations" in the South China Sea, military officials said. A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter ...
WHIO

US Navy loses fighter jet, helicopter from USS Nimitz in separate incidents, 30 minutes apart

The U.S. Navy lost two aircraft from the USS Nimitz in separate incidents within 30 minutes in the South China Sea. Navy officials said that three crew members of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were ...
Newsweek

Navy Helicopter, Fighter Jet Crashes in South China Sea ‘Unusual’—Analysts

A U.S. Navy helicopter and F/A-18F fighter jet both separately went down in the South China Sea on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Fleet confirmed, raising eyebrows and prompting questions about the timing ...