There are a few aircraft to have radically affected military missions like the V-22 Osprey. It is as much a helicopter as an ...

The helicopter of the future will have robotic spider legs DARPA has a dedicated program to making helicopters that can land almost anywhere.

With coaxial rotors, a pusher prop, and near-jet speeds, the S-97 Raider looks nothing like a conventional helicopter - and ...

Senior Army leaders are now advancing and refining plans to speed up development and delivery of a new faster, more-lethal and high-tech Future Vertical Lift aircraft currently slated to be ...

The first widespread use of helicopters was during the Vietnam War, and these aircraft have played critical roles in every major conflict since. These rotary aircraft shaped the U.S. doctrine of ...

In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, the Army announced Thursday that it is canceling its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) helicopter program.

WASHINGTON — Textron’s Bell has won the U.S. Army’s competition to build the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, the service’s largest helicopter procurement decision in 40 years. The deal ...

But that does not mean helicopters of the future will still fly in the same way, or that they will always have a pilot. A number of new ideas for future helicopters are whirring.