helicopter

The hackers tracked a Russian military helicopter to a location near a local airport where they discovered a previously unknown Russian air base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

In Iran, a war that has relied largely on older and expensive systems, the U.S. also used an unmanned boat made by defense startup Saronic to rescue a stranded helicopter crew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

A rescue helicopter landed nearby and located Seibert’s body, the search team wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

His body was recovered early Wednesday morning using a helicopter from Yosemite National Park and crew from Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

It would be fun to ride in a helicopter.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

In April, while Prigozhin stayed at the hotel in Bangui, Wagner fighters in Russian helicopters conducted aerial surveillance of wildcat gold-mining operations near the South Sudan border.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Multiple fixed-wing aircraft and water-dropping helicopters battled the blaze until sunset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Taiwanese fighter jets and two Chinook helicopters carrying giant Taiwan flags flew over the capital ahead of Lai's wide-ranging speech, which also covered housing pressure and the declining population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Staring at the ceiling, listening for the sound of helicopters and the pounding of combat boots on the roof.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Instead, they recommended that Nusslock be helicoptered to UC San Francisco for an abortion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024

They were finally found Friday and helicoptered to the capital, Bogota, and then to a military hospital where they have been given psychological services and other support.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023

It meant sitting quietly in your desk chair while your best friend is helicoptered off for emergency eye surgery.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Wainschel, a vice president at an automotive marketing technology company, says he doesn’t think his outreach qualifies as helicoptering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

After helicoptering to the compound in Pakistan, O’Neill said he and other SEALs reached a third-floor bedroom where bin Laden was.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

He tumbled out of bounds at nearly 60 miles per hour, his skis helicoptering into the netting on one side of the slope.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

“Your moral stature is actually enhanced the more persecuted you are or want to be. It’s a generation of overparenting, protecting children from every conceivable harm, helicoptering over them and infantilizing them.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021

A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz