Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it is far harder to shoot down a helicopter from a plane than one might imagine. Fighters against ...

All branches of the U.S. military utilize an assortment of highly effective and state-of-the-art weapons, gear, and vehicles for combat missions. That's also true of aircraft, including helicopters, ...

A Sikorsky R-6A from an Aircraft Repair Unit, converted Liberty Ships, transports wounded on Luzon in 1945 (Wikimedia Commons). Between June 15 and July 29, 1945, six Army Air Forces pilots flying ...

Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it is far harder to shoot down a helicopter from a plane than one might imagine. Fighters against ...