Helicopter Gunships

Military helicopters are built to kill and primarily serve as attack aircraft. They are called gunships frequently and have offensive capabilities against the enemy fortifications, vehicles, and infantry.

Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astronaut.

The three Mi-35 Indian multi-role helicopters donated to Afghanistan have made a big difference in the offensive against militants in the war-torn country, the outgoing commander of US forces in Afghanistan has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Afghanistan "will succeed only when terrorism no longer flows across the border", in a strong message to Pakistan which is often accused by Kabul of sponsoring the Taliban insurgency.

India has delivered three of four Russian Mi-25 helicopter gunships to Afghanistan, sources have told NDTV. India and Afghanistan had agreed to the decision to transfer four of the Russian made attack helicopters, this year. The transfer comes ahead of the expected visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kabul soon.

Indian Air Force attack helicopter gunships -- delivered to Kabul -- will soon be flying in the skies of Afghanistan targeting the Taliban. Four Russian-made Mi-25 attack helicopters, with the Indian Air Force, will be delivered within the next two months, sources tell NDTV.

The United States has identified a small number of Russian helicopters at a Syrian airfield, US officials said on Wednesday, the latest addition to what Washington believes is a significant Russian military buildup in the country.

The Arab coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen said Sunday it has deployed helicopter gunships after cross-border attacks that killed Saudi soldiers.

Sudan's military on Thursday denied one of its helicopter gunships had been shot down in South Kordofan, after rebels released photographs claiming to show the crippled machine.

Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan, where fighting intensified in recent weeks, on Wednesday released photographs of a downed helicopter gunship which they said they shot down.

Iraqi forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have started battling insurgents in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, one of two major cities seized by Sunni militants during a rapid advance across the north earlier this month.

US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Egypt's leaders on Sunday to allow greater political freedoms, but assured Cairo during a surprise visit that it will soon receive 10 Apache helicopters.

Pakistani helicopter gunships pounded militant targets in the country's northwest Friday, killing up to 20 rebels, as the number of civilians fleeing an expected ground offensive passed 150,000.

French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic using helicopter gunships and mortars fought Muslim rebels on Saturday at a bridge in the town of Bambari northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters witness said.

Pakistani troops, artillery and helicopter gunships hit targets in the country's tribal areas on Thursday, officials said, in a second day of military action against Taliban insurgents.

Military helicopters are built to kill and primarily serve as attack aircraft. They are called gunships frequently and have offensive capabilities against the enemy fortifications, vehicles, and infantry.

Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astronaut.

The three Mi-35 Indian multi-role helicopters donated to Afghanistan have made a big difference in the offensive against militants in the war-torn country, the outgoing commander of US forces in Afghanistan has said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Afghanistan "will succeed only when terrorism no longer flows across the border", in a strong message to Pakistan which is often accused by Kabul of sponsoring the Taliban insurgency.

India has delivered three of four Russian Mi-25 helicopter gunships to Afghanistan, sources have told NDTV. India and Afghanistan had agreed to the decision to transfer four of the Russian made attack helicopters, this year. The transfer comes ahead of the expected visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kabul soon.

Indian Air Force attack helicopter gunships -- delivered to Kabul -- will soon be flying in the skies of Afghanistan targeting the Taliban. Four Russian-made Mi-25 attack helicopters, with the Indian Air Force, will be delivered within the next two months, sources tell NDTV.

The United States has identified a small number of Russian helicopters at a Syrian airfield, US officials said on Wednesday, the latest addition to what Washington believes is a significant Russian military buildup in the country.

The Arab coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen said Sunday it has deployed helicopter gunships after cross-border attacks that killed Saudi soldiers.

Sudan's military on Thursday denied one of its helicopter gunships had been shot down in South Kordofan, after rebels released photographs claiming to show the crippled machine.

Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan, where fighting intensified in recent weeks, on Wednesday released photographs of a downed helicopter gunship which they said they shot down.

Iraqi forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have started battling insurgents in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, one of two major cities seized by Sunni militants during a rapid advance across the north earlier this month.

US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Egypt's leaders on Sunday to allow greater political freedoms, but assured Cairo during a surprise visit that it will soon receive 10 Apache helicopters.

Pakistani helicopter gunships pounded militant targets in the country's northwest Friday, killing up to 20 rebels, as the number of civilians fleeing an expected ground offensive passed 150,000.

French peacekeeping troops in Central African Republic using helicopter gunships and mortars fought Muslim rebels on Saturday at a bridge in the town of Bambari northeast of the capital Bangui, a Reuters witness said.

Pakistani troops, artillery and helicopter gunships hit targets in the country's tribal areas on Thursday, officials said, in a second day of military action against Taliban insurgents.