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The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky a $234.46 million contract modification to procure 16 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, according to contract reporting and Connecticut news coverage. The fixed-price-incentive action is undefinitized, meaning its final terms remain subject to…
Grand View Research has published a global helicopter tourism market report estimating the sector was worth $1.7 billion in 2025 and will reach $2.3 billion by 2033. The market-research firm projects a 3.9% compound annual growth rate between…
Iveda has introduced IvedaAir, a rotary-wing unmanned aircraft line led by the gasoline-powered GX10-F100. The Mesa, Arizona, company announced the line on August 19, positioning it for public-safety, maritime-security, emergency-response and government missions rather than as a conventional…
Robinson Helicopter Company has created Robinson Unmanned, a business unit that includes a large agricultural aircraft called the R44 Sprayhawk. The aircraft is based on the company’s R44 helicopter platform and is configured for unmanned, ground-supported aerial application…
A fatal September 15 crash involving an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2 operating as NewsChopper4 has sharpened focus on the working environment for Los Angeles television helicopter crews. The aircraft, owned and operated by Angel City Air, was providing…
Flight operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were paused for about 20 minutes on the evening of September 17 after two pilots reported an apparent drone over the active runway. According to FAA information reported by CNN…
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron on Aug. 27, creating the installation’s second U.S. Air Force rotary-wing unit and marking its first helicopter-squadron activation in 60 years. Lt. Col. Jonathan Bonilla assumed command of the…
Squamish Search and Rescue used two uncrewed aircraft during a nighttime operation on September 10 to assist a climber stranded on the Stawamus Chief in British Columbia. Reporting based on the team’s account says the climber was secured…
The U.S. Army has added $234.5 million in undefinitized contract funding for an initial 16 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky, according to reporting confirmed by Army and company officials. The action raises the contract’s reported value to…
A helicopter providing aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 crashed at about 6:57 p.m. on September 15 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department said the aircraft came down between commercial buildings near 9151 North…
As of September 1, a South Korean joint response team reported no confirmed trace of nine South Korean workers missing after flash floods struck Nepal’s Rasuwa District on August 26. The missing personnel include six employees of Doosan…
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois family is closely associated with the Lycoming T53 turboshaft, but the engine history is more varied than a single powerplant story. Early Army UH-1A aircraft used the T53-L-1A, rated at 860 shaft horsepower, while…
Vintage Aviation News has revisited the Bell ARH-70, the proposed U.S. Army armed reconnaissance helicopter whose program ended in October 2008 before production. The aircraft was intended to give air and ground maneuver units reconnaissance and security support…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority and Air Ambulances UK have renewed their warning over laser attacks on emergency helicopters during UK Air Ambulance Week. The regulator said 94 attacks involving emergency helicopters were recorded in 2025, with 35…
The Angolan Navy has reportedly received six HT-100 Naval uncrewed helicopters built by Swiss manufacturer ANAVIA. FlightGlobal reported the delivery on September 10, citing completion of customer acceptance. Other reporting, also citing ANAVIA, said each aircraft underwent individual…
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has released an interim report into the May 17 crash of Airbus AS350-B3 ZK-IJW in Mt Aspiring National Park, 24 km west of Makarora. The Commission confirmed that the helicopter’s main rotor…
Search-and-rescue teams responded September 5 after a hiker fell and was injured on a lava rock butte near Melakwa Lake, north of Highway 242 in east Lane County, Oregon. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said the call was…
Five people were killed when a BO-105 helicopter conducting a Flying Doctor Service mission crashed near Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport in Sarawak, Malaysia, on September 8. The aircraft was carrying its pilot and four Ministry…
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