Rescue operation underway after helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashes

May 20, 2024, at 04:47 am

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in north-western province of East Azarbaijan with 40 search teams trying to locate it on Sunday (May 19, 2024). Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was also on board the helicopter that suffered a “hard landing”, the state media of Iran said. 

Pakistan: Three die as navy helicopter crashes in Gwadar

Sep 04, 2023, at 11:03 pm

At least two Pakistani Navy officers and one soldier were killed after a chopper in which they were travelling crashed in Pakistan's Gwadar region on Monday.

Four people injured in southern Afghanistan in rocket attack on helicopter: Military

Jan 25, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Four servicemen have been injured as a rocket hit a military helicopter in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Two killed in helicopter crash in US state of Utah

May 18, 2019, at 10:37 pm

Los Angeles, May 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Two people were killed in a helicopter crash in the western U.S. state of Utah on Friday, authorities said.

US: Helicopter crashes into California home, 3 killed

Jan 31, 2018, at 03:05 pm

New York, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least three people were killed when a helicopter crashed   into a Newport Beach home in the USA on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan Navy successfully fires anti-ship missile from chopper

Sep 23, 2017, at 09:18 pm

Islamabad, Sept 23 (IBNS): In a major development, the Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile from its Sea King helicopter in northern Arabian Sea, media reports said on Saturday.

US delivers four new light attack copters to Afghanistan

Aug 26, 2016, at 04:12 pm

Kabul, Aug 26 (IBNS): Strengthening their combative power, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Thursday received four new light attack helicopters (MD-530 Cayuse Warrior) from the United States, reports said.