Airbus have secured a patent for a 'hypercopter' that, if it entered service, would become the fastest helicopter in the world. The revolutionary concept design shows a helicopter that at high speeds ...

Airbus has been awarded a patent for, what claims to be, the fastest helicopter in the world. Illustrations reveal a unique design with components found in fixed-wing airplanes, two Rolls Royce ...

Airbus is trying to take high-speed helicopters to a whole new level. Last month, the US Patent and Trademark Office approved an application from Airbus Helicopters' Axel Fink, Ambrosius Weiss, and ...

AVX Aircraft has revealed more details about the Coaxial Compound Helicopter (CCH) it is developing for the US Department of Defense’s Joint Multirole (JMR) next-generation rotorcraft programme. At ...

The Pentagon has released footage showing the raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr, commander of U.S. Central Command, ...

Airbus Helicopters will lead the design of a large-scale compound rotorcraft demonstrator dubbed LifeRCraft (Low Impact Fast & Efficient RotorCraft) as part of Europe’s Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology ...

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was among thirteen killed in the overnight raid by US Special Forces on Wednesday night, with six children and four women reported to be amongst the dead. The ...

Having already comfortably beaten an earlier target, Airbus Helicopters has a new cruise speed goal for its Racer compound demonstrator: 240kt (444km/h). On top of which, the airframer is increasingly ...

The S-97 fills a critical gap in modern warfare by providing rapid insertion of troops, conducting intelligence gathering, and performing direct fire support. In the ever-evolving landscape of ...

The most risky part of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden was the use of two helicopters to insert the US Navy SEAL team into the fortified compound built to protect him. By Toby Harnden 02 May ...