Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.

A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the weapons company that builds the helicopter. There are about 5,000 of these helicopters in use by the United States Military.

The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate around the world on a daily basis.

Good morning. A high of 50 today and a low of 40 tonight. You can find me on Bluesky, and there’s a link to my email address at the bottom of this post. The latest on the air disaster: A jet preparing to land at National Airport collided with a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River Wednesday night.

A plane with 60 passengers collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

The shocking collision took place as the American Airlines flight carrying 64 people made its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport shortly before 9pm ET last night

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday there were Russian nationals on board the American Airlines flight which collided with a US Army helicopter near Washington DC. Russian state agency Tass reported earlier Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova,

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The military helicopter that collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in a crash that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft, was a UH-60 Black Hawk, considered the “workhorse” of U.

A massive search-and-rescue operation is underway after a passenger plane crashed with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Teichert breaks down what happened in the apparent collision footage. #PlaneCrash #DC A multi-vehicle crash caused parts of Princess Anne Road to close Wednesday afternoon.

The newly announced plan is to lease two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Operating a heavy helicopter requires specialized training, infrastructure, and maintenance capacity. The RCMP aims to integrate these helicopters into their existing fleet ...