Definition

1. Noun:
   • Airborne operation using helicopters: A military operation where troops, equipment, or supplies are transported and deployed using helicopters.
   • Heliborne/Helicopter-borne: Describing troops or units that are specifically trained and equipped to be transported into an area of operations by helicopter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lực lượng đặc nhiệm thực hiện một cuộc trực thăng vận vào sâu trong lãnh thổ địch. (The special forces conducted a heliborne operation deep into enemy territory.)
  • Tiểu đoàn này được huấn luyện cho các nhiệm vụ trực thăng vận. (This battalion is trained for helicopter-borne missions.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in a military and tactical context to describe a method of rapid deployment and insertion.

Variants and Related Words

• Vận chuyển bằng trực thăng (n): Helicopter transport.
  • Vận chuyển bằng trực thăng là then chốt cho chiến dịch. (Helicopter transport was crucial to the campaign.)

Synonyms

• Heliborne operation: A military operation involving transport by helicopter.
• Air assault: A military attack using helicopters for troop insertion.
• Helicopter insertion: The act of deploying troops via helicopter.

Related Terms

• Không vận (n): Airlift; transport by fixed-wing aircraft.
  • Không vận và trực thăng vận là hai phương thức then chốt. (Airlift and heliborne operations are two key methods.)