The Vietnam-era CH-46 Sea Knight _ one of the military's most storied helicopters _ has been beset by mechanical troubles that the Marines attribute to age. Last August, a crack found in a rotor ...

A Marine helicopter that crashed last week northwest of Baghdad was shot down, the U.S. military announced Wednesday, contradicting earlier speculation that it had crashed due to mechanical problems.

Piasecki has inducted the first CH-46Es for upgrade to CHI-107-IIIs under a joint program with Columbia Helicopters. Piasecki Aircraft has inducted the first four CH-46 helicopters to be upgraded ...

The US Navy has released a picture of a Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter testing an upgraded chaff and flare dispensing self-defence system. The photograph was taken in December in the USA, but its ...

<p><br><P> Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division plans to conduct testing from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the week of April 19.<P> The test will involve a CH-46 helicopter flying at low altitude ...

A US Marine Corps helicopter crew declared an emergency and performed a precautionary landing in Sicily due to smoke in the cabin, which was later identified as a burned-out Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) ...