For helicopter enthusiasts, the S-76 may ring a bell as the civilian counterpart of the UH-60 Blackhawk, known for its roles in Black Hawk Down and Operation Neptune Spear.

Bell is hoping to sell its versatile, familiar 407M helicopter to countries who don’t need the bells and whistles more ambitious helicopters like those competing for the U.S. Army’s Future ...

Then, in 2005, the Army awarded Bell a $2.2-3 billion contract for 368 of the cheaper, more Kiowa-like ARH-70 Arapahos, a conversion of the Bell 407 civilian helicopter.

Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs last week went up in the air to fight crime on the ground. Cruising 20 hours a day in helicopters above the city of Lakewood (pop. 67,000), near Long Beach, the ...

Of course not all aircraft are built the same, so the speed depends on the helicopter's model. The Louisiana State Police flies the Bell 407, a model that recorded one of the fastest helicopter ...

Iran’s president was flying in U.S.-designed helicopter when it crashed. The Bell 212 aircraft is a widely used civilian version of the Vietnam-era Huey military helicopter, operated by armed ...

A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog. All are feared dead, an Iranian ...

For helicopter enthusiasts, the S-76 may ring a bell as the civilian counterpart of the UH-60 Blackhawk, known for its roles in Black Hawk Down and Operation Neptune Spear.