Helicopter

Three killed in helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos

Three people were killed when a helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, according to fire brigade officials.

|ByESTHER DAVIS, REUTERS
Illustrative: A Chinook helicopter flies during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day, in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2026.
Warships sail during the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 12, 2025.

CENTCOM: US forces strike Panamanian vessel in Gulf of Oman over alleged breach of blockade on Iran

A US official told the WSJ that the ship's crew was transferred to another vessel after the attack, and all members were accounted for.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

Four people injured in London stabbing attack, female suspect arrested, UK police say

The victims, all men aged 34-52, have been transported to a hospital, Sky News reported, citing the London Ambulance Service.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing an air-traffic safety incident Tuesday involving a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, the agency said. "The FAA is investigating a safety incident involving Marine One but it didn’t appear to be a dangerous close call and the a

FAA to investigate after Trump Marine One safety incident in Washington

"The FAA is investigating a safety incident involving Marine One but it didn’t appear to be a dangerous close call and the aircraft weren’t apparently converging," the FAA said.

|ByREUTERS

Germany to buy 60 Chinook helicopters

The Bundeswehr was set to acquire 45 to 60 heavy-lift helicopters for some 4 billion euros ($4.29 billion), to be delivered between 2023 and 2029.

JUNE 1, 2022ByREUTERS
Boeing's Chinook Helicopter

Rare technical malfunction caused deadly helicopter crash in January

A broken motor blade in the left engine caused a fire that damaged the right engine and caused the Atalef AS565 Panther to crash into the sea.

FEBRUARY 11, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Atalef AS565 Panther

Unmanned CH-53K could take Israeli troops deep behind enemy lines

The CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters purchased by the IAF can potentially have the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System installed.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Unmanned Blackhawk

Remembering She’ar Yashuv, the IDF's worst accident

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Parents of soldiers who died 25 years ago in the most tragic accident in the IDF’s history look back in sorrow and acceptance.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A MONUMENT BUILT in 2008 near Kibbutz Dafna for the 73 IDF soldiers who died in the 1997 helicopter disaster.

Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board

Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers sift through the rubble of an army helicopter as they search for dead soldiers late February 4, 1997.

It's time for an IDF mindset change - editorial

In less than two week, two horrific accidents have left four IDF officers dead.

JANUARY 15, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in November.

IDF helicopter crash: Interim report unable to determine cause

The IDF believes that the likely crash of the helicopter was due to a fire that broke out in the left engine.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Atalef helicopter, demonstrating a search-and-rescue operation, during an airshow at Ramat David Airbase in 2009.

Gantz, IDF chief Kohavi talk to squadron of helicopter crash

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi reaffirmed the IDF's intention to "thoroughly investigate the incident."

JANUARY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to soldiers and officers of the 193rd Squadron

Technical malfunction behind deadly IDF helicopter crash

It is still unclear why the two pilots were unable to exit the helicopter and the exact cause of their deaths is yet to be determined.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Part of a military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Haifa on January 3, 2021.

MK apologizes for false report on crash

While the press faces censorship on what it can report, Knesset members are under no obligation to abide by such rules.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak, head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee