The CH-47F Block II has improved efficiency, payload and fuel capacity, critical for the Army’s heavy tactical lift missions. Boeing announced on Oct. 21, ...

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio - Getting supplies or vehicles to remote, inaccessible locations is a problem that challenges commanders in both combat and domestic operations situations. The Ohio National Guard ...

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook and a HH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conduct sling load operations in Panama ...

It's not every day Iowans see a military plane flying at low-altitude across the state, let alone two strapped to each other. But on Tuesday, Iowa National Guardsmen sling-loaded a vintage Lockheed ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) -- In an earthquake or other natural disaster, roads get washed out, and it's often impossible to get equipment where it's needed. That's where military helicopters can save ...

A Chinese Chinook-style unmanned helicopter capable of operating in extreme conditions – from the Himalayas to the South ...

U.S. Army soldiers hold on to the cargo during a sling load operations training exercise with a Chinook helicopter, Feb. 9, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Germany is in line to buy 60 of the ...