In November 1960, French test pilot Jean Boulet flew a light helicopter higher than any rotorcraft had ever gone before. At nearly 20,000 feet above the Himalayas, the Aérospatiale Alouette III ...

Austria has selected the military version of Leonardo’s AW169 twin-engine intermediate light helicopter to replace its fleet of 1960s-era Aerospatiale Alouette IIIs. Vienna plans to buy 18 AW169Ms and ...

After a service life spanning 51 years and more than 450,000 flight hours, the Royal Netherlands Air Force will retire its last four Aérospatiale SA316 Alouette III helicopters from use on 1 January, ...

Austria's government has given the green light to begin replacing the aged fleet of Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters operated by its air force. Vienna is committed to retiring the elderly ...

Wednesday’s Nilgiris disaster has brought back memories of November 1963 when five senior Indian military commanders were killed in a chopper crash near Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. The commanders ...

The Indian Ministry of Defence has initiated a critical procurement process for 200 new light helicopters, a move that not only aims to replace its dangerously old fleets but also signals a ...

AS 365s and H160s helicopters are being leased to cover a gap between the retirement of the Aérospatiale Alouette III and the arrival of the H160M. A French navy Flottille 35F crew poses with one of ...

Only one of the Armed Forces of Malta’s five helicopters is in use, Nationalist Party home affairs spokesperson Darren Carabott said after receiving a reply to a parliamentary question. On Monday, ...