Helicopter

IAF helicopter malfunctions during Lebanon rescue, IDF says not hit by enemy fire

A second helicopter had been scrambled to evacuate the three soldiers in its stead.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on April 14, 2026.
Illustrative Israeli F16s.

Israeli Air Force says it dropped 135,000 bombs in recent wars, warns of Syrian military rebuild

The Israel Air Force dropped 135,000 bombs in recent years of conflict, including 23,860 requested directly by ground forces for immediate support in Gaza and Lebanon.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IAF Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk demonstrating a simulated evacuation operation at the fighter pilot's graduation ceremony, June 24, 2013; illustrative.

IAF pilots took off under fire, bypassing commander in Lebanon helicopter attack, probe finds

The Israel Air Force has completed a preliminary investigation into an incident in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah attempted to target a medical evacuation helicopter with a drone.

|ByJAMES GENN
An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 28, 2026.

WATCH: IDF helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers amid heavy fire, drone impacts meters away

The Air Force helicopter took off from the scene within seconds to avoid a direct hit after detecting additional drones launched into the area.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

COGAT's Brig.-Gen. Munir Amar: His legacy lives on

Israel was shocked by the death of the Druze commander. His was a future lost.

APRIL 14, 2021ByMAXINE DOVERE
NADEEM AMAR shares a moment with Maj.-Gen. Yoav (Poli) Mordechai at the ‘Run for the Light’ awards ceremony

Five killed, one hurt as helicopter crashes at Alaska glacier

Among those killed was billionare Petr Kellner, the Czech Republic's richest man, his financial group PPF said on Monday.

MARCH 29, 2021ByREUTERS
People run after collecting food aid from a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) helicopter in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Nhamatanda village, near Beira, Mozambique, March 26, 2019.

Russian helicopter crashed in Syria - report

The helicopter was not fired at, the report added.

FEBRUARY 28, 2021ByREUTERS
Evening over Damascus, Syria

Defense Ministry chooses CH-53K as IDF’s new heavy-lift helicopters

CH-53Ks are an "urgent" replacement to the aging "Yasur" helicopters.

FEBRUARY 25, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky's Ch-53K on the tarmac at Berlin Air Show

US safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash

The pilot's actions have been in focus in the investigation into the crash of the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter outside Los Angeles into hilly terrain.

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByREUTERS
Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

Kobe Bryant, one year after the deadly helicopter crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said it would hold a hearing on Feb. 9 to determine the probable cause of the January 2020 crash.

JANUARY 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Eight peacekeepers killed in military helicopter crash in Sinai

Israel Air Force's search-and-rescue unit reportedly evacuated one person in critical condition to Soroka hospital in Beersheba.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020ByCODY LEVINE, REUTERS
THE SINAI Desert.

Iran: We will build our own helicopters, supply Iraq

Currently Iran’s helicopter fleet consists of mostly American helicopters from the era before the 1979 revolution.

NOVEMBER 8, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An Egyptian military helicopter flies over debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015.

Helicopter carrying IDF chief of staff makes emergency landing

Incident is the second in the past six months

NOVEMBER 1, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Blackhawk helicopters take part in IDF Air Force drill, July 2017

IAF in desperate need for new heavy-lift helicopters. What's the hold-up?

The Yas'ur helicopters have been involved in several accidents this year, and the fleet was even grounded. Time is running out before there is a deadly crash

OCTOBER 27, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An IAF Yasur helicopter, often used in search-and-rescue missions