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The Brazilian Army received the first of 12 new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks this week in São Paulo.

The Boeing subsidiary completed the first flight of its Generation 6 autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Dec. 16 in Hollister, California.

The air medical organization has appointed Mike McGrath to the role. He will join Air Ambulances United Kingdom (UK) in spring 2026 from the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

The Air Methods unit based in Barstow, California, worked with law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency units to practice active shooter and mass casualty response scenarios.

Limhi Somerville plans to join Archer Aviation from Vertical Aerospace in early 2026 to lead a new Archer electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft engineering hub in South West England, United Kingdom (UK).

Proposals for the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) are now due Dec. 19, 2025. VAI welcomes the extension and urges strong coordination between governments and industry to advance innovation while upholding rigorous safety standards.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has identified multiple incident-management communication issues between teams responding to bushfires. The issues led to systemic-level improvements for coordination among teams during wildfire response operations.

The German government has reached an agreement for Quantum Systems to provide up to 747 Twister electric vertical takeoff and landing reconnaissance drones for the Bundeswehr’s ALADIN program.

The country’s military has exercised an option for 20 Airbus H145M light combat helicopters as part of a December 2023 order for 82 helicopters. Plans call for the German Army to receive 72 helicopters for training, reconnaissance, and light attack missions, and the Luftwaffe to receive 10 for special forces operations.

The OEM has extended its support contract with Heli-One under the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s All-Weather Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter program, which uses a fleet of AW101 SAR Queens.