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Philippines buys Canadian helicopters, draws human rights complaints

ThePhilippinesinkedTuesdayadealtopurchase16combatutilityhelicoptersfromCanadaworth233millionUSdollarsforusein“internalsecurityoperations”tocombatIslamistandcomm

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Russia tests advanced Mi-171A2 helicopters in extreme cold weather

Russia'sadvancedmulti-roleMi-171A2hascompleteditstestsatextremelylowtemperatures,localmediareportedonWednesday.QuotinganewsreleaseissuedbytheRussianHelicopterHo

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Thai opens government offices for children on national children's day

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGOK,Jan.14(APD)-Thegovernmenthousewherechildrenareallowedtovisittheprimeminister'sofficehasbecomethehighlightofThailand'sannualchildren'

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US Army wants helicopters to refuel at robotic pumps

Militariesregularlysetupfuelingstationsatforwardbasessothathelicopterscangetbacktothefightasquicklyaspossible.However,requiringfuelcrewscreateshugerisksandlogis

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Civil-military integration lifts China's helicopter industry

​China's helicopter industry is gearing up to become a global power with a national strategy of civil-military integration, according to state-owned helicopter giant Avicopter.

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Chinese leasing company to buy 100 helicopters from Airbus

China Minsheng International Financial Leasing Corp. Ltd. (CMIFL) will buy 100 Airbus helicopters in the coming five years, with the first batch of 10 to be delivered in 2016.

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Two helicopters crash in midair, killing 10 in Argentina

​At least 10 people were killed Monday afternoon when two helicopters crashed in midair in Argentina's northwest province of La Rioja, local media reported.

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Russian air forces to receive over 100 new warplanes in 2013

The Russian Air Force would receive more than 100 new warplanes and helicopters this year, a high ranking military officer said Wednesday.