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(AirMed&Rescue) – M1 has received a $699 million contract from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to provide pilots and mechanics for CAL FIRE’s fleet of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft over five years.

(Business Insider) – The OEM is testing new software that allows helicopter crews to control a team of drones while flying at high speeds.

(Dallas Innovates) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is providing $750,000 for researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington to study how to improve next-generation aircraft safety during frequent landings and unexpected impacts.

Texas-based Bell is displaying the helicopter at this week’s World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

(Türkiye Today) – Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed a long-term agreement to manufacture the helicopter in Saudi Arabia and collaborate with the country to develop helicopter technology.

The new, 75,000-sq.-ft. facility at Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) near Phoenix will expand Garmin’s capacity for aircraft certification and flight-testing activities.

(Dronelife) – State officials have chosen nine public safety agencies to participate in the launch of Ohio’s Drone First Responder pilot program.

(Autonomy Global) – The US aviation infrastructure framework currently recognizes only two categories of use: public use and private use. While this binary system has historically supported conventional fixed-wing airport development, it is increasingly misaligned with the operational, safety, and economic realities of vertical flight. This misalignment is particularly acute as the industry prepares for the introduction of advanced air mobility operations using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, argues Rex Alexander.

The company has secured a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certificate to install its Heli-Utility-Basket on the Bell 505.

The Wisk Aero company will collaborate with the Texas technology and innovation campus to assess the technical, regulatory, and operational requirements for advanced air mobility services.