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(Sky News) – An operator used an agricultural drone to rescue a farmworker who became surrounded by water after flash flooding along the Srepok River Nov. 21 in Dak Lak.

(The Aviationist) – The US Army’s Operation Flyswatter included the Boeing AH-64E Apache demonstrating its ability to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems.

Freeman’s previous roles include aviation training director at Guardian Flight and chief pilot for 7Bar Aviation.

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) auditors found that the US Coast Guard (USCG) has experienced declining aircraft availability rates and inventories over the past two decades.

The company demonstrated its new vertiport, which creates a landing zone for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft on water, at Dianshan Lake Nov. 22 in Jiangsu, China.

(Access Newswire) – Horizon Aircraft is developing its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to operate under IFR and flight into known icing conditions to serve in missions such as air medical, search and rescue, and deliveries of critical goods.

The FAA is requesting comments by Jan. 8, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require inspecting the lockwire on the stability and control augmentation system actuator jam nut and, if necessary, removing it and installing a new lockwire correctly.

(Otago Daily Times) – A riptide along a beach stranded the group Nov. 24 near Papatowai in the Catlins, South Island.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the pilot flew the helicopter close to the ground and an animal as part of mustering operations, noting that the combination of tailwind and a flare at a low level resulted in the helicopter yawing to the right. Investigators noted that recent tail-rotor failure training likely helped prevent injury and minimize damage.

BETA Technologies and Near Earth Autonomy have integrated the perception and guidance suite into the fly-by-wire flight control system of BETA’s vertical takeoff and landing aircraft ahead of flight testing early next year.