Black Hawk Chopper

Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.

Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a training mission, killing 9 soldiers, a military spokesman said Thursday.

The governor of Kentucky said on Thursday fatalities were expected after two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission over the state late on Wednesday.

Three persons were killed after a Taliban pilot lost control of a US-made Blackhawk chopper during a training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three, the group's defence ministry said on Saturday.

Black Hawk choppers are built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. They are being used by US military and the armed forces of 28 other countries.

A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.

Parked at a military runway in Afghanistan near other aircraft used in the fight against the Taliban, the grey-green helicopter appears unremarkable at first blush.

A US Marine was killed and 11 others injured when their helicopter made a "hard landing" during training at a US military base, officials said Thursday.

Japan on Thursday said rescue efforts were under way to locate any survivors after one of its military helicopters carrying 10 people crashed in the sea near Miyakojima, part of the country's southwest Okinawa island chain.

Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a training mission, killing 9 soldiers, a military spokesman said Thursday.

The governor of Kentucky said on Thursday fatalities were expected after two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission over the state late on Wednesday.

Three persons were killed after a Taliban pilot lost control of a US-made Blackhawk chopper during a training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three, the group's defence ministry said on Saturday.

Black Hawk choppers are built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. They are being used by US military and the armed forces of 28 other countries.

A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.

Parked at a military runway in Afghanistan near other aircraft used in the fight against the Taliban, the grey-green helicopter appears unremarkable at first blush.

A US Marine was killed and 11 others injured when their helicopter made a "hard landing" during training at a US military base, officials said Thursday.