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Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has modified a Wildhorse Helicopters Bell 47 for night-vision goggle flights supporting tests for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deliveries. The aim is to capture nighttime imagery during realistic night-flight operations, with obstacles, to aid the development of drones’ ability to receive, interpret, and make sense of that data.

The OEM has received FAA approval for an MD 530N upgrade designed to improve performance with a more powerful engine while preserving NOTAR (“no tail rotor”) advantages.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has won multiple contracts from Bell to supply five key systems for the US Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), supporting next-gen rotorcraft performance.

(Unofficial Networks) – Two climbers were rescued earlier this month after being stranded for three nights on a steep Fiordland mountainside near Sabre Peak.

(The Natchez Democrat) – The US-Army-turned-helicopter-flight-nurse explains how service, intense training, and emotional resilience shape her work for the Louisiana-based air medical operator.

A council in Cambridgeshire, England, has granted permission for East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) to build a new air ambulance facility in Fulbourn.

The OEM has gained full regulatory approval from the FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to begin sales and delivery of the new helicopter.

(WBBH) – An air ambulance crew from Lee County, Florida, landed on Useppa Island Apr. 12 following a minor mechanical issue. A helicopter crew from a neighboring county completed the patient transport.

(Vertical magazine) – While helicopters and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have not yet shared the skies in any meaningful way, the helicopter community is already learning lessons from the advanced air mobility industry.