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(ADS Advance) – The company’s fleet has grown by five since December 2025, with three more helicopters set to join its fleet by April 2026. The group of five helicopters includes a new Leonardo AW109SP.

(Drone DJ) – A drone operator in the United Kingdom received the fine from authorities in Norfolk for 17 offenses of flying in restricted airspace across 44 flights between January and July 2025. Norfolk Police also destroyed the drone.

The manufacturer will hold piston courses Jun. 8–12 and Sep. 21–25 and turbine courses Jun. 15–19 and Sep. 28–Oct. 2 in Menominee, Michigan.

(AVweb) – Modernization, new technologies, and policy pressures are converging on an agency grappling with culture, coordination, and capacity.

Wingcopter and TAF Industries have agreed to establish a joint venture that will produce unmanned aerial vehicles in Germany for Ukrainian military reconnaissance missions.

Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) will display its new panel-mount radio designed for offshore, air medical, search-and-rescue, coast guard, and forestry operations, at Booth #7023 during VERTICON 2026.

The VERTICON 2026 Liftoff and VAI Annual Membership Meeting and Breakfast will be held Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. All VAI members and VERTICON attendees are invited to attend.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) effort during January resulted in the satellite collaring of five gray wolves in Northern California for monitoring of wolf health and other biological data.

(US Department of War) – Members of the US Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing are also working to integrate compact drones to provide real-time images, collect information, and deploy ahead of soldiers.

(IGIS) – Professors at the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Department are providing resources to help operators understand recent changes to drone rules and regulations in the United States.