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This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 26, requires inspecting for the presence of the retaining ring in the emergency flotation system (EFS) inflation assembly and taking corrective action, if necessary. It also prohibits the installation of an EFS with certain inflation assemblies.

(DVIDS) – A Montana Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk crew rescued three ill hikers Aug. 17 from the Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness.

(The National Interest) – The US Marine Corps recently phased out the long-serving Bell AH-1W SuperCobra in favor of the AH-1Z. The Viper, which has a four-bladed composite rotor, can carry heavier payloads, integrate with drones, and deploy weapons with increased stability.

(SSB Crack News) – Images released Aug. 21 show similarities to the Sikorsky S-97 Raider, including a coaxial rotor system and tail-mounted pusher propeller.

(The Aspen Times) – The Colorado Hoist Rescue Team is busy this summer, responding to 31 requests for airlift services, compared with 19 requests last year and 16 in 2023.

Under a partnership with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, pilots from Dallas Avionics met with students last week at the Friedens Early Learning Center in Seguin.

The $720 million contract involves the production of joint air-to-ground and HELLFIRE missiles for the US Army, US Navy, and international partners.

PT Whitesky Aviation is teaming up with Japanese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker SkyDrive to develop eVTOL operations across Indonesia.

The Florida-based company has secured a five-year contract to provide its GH-4001 electronic standby instrument system for a fleet of Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawks.

Chris Baur, VAI board member and industry chairman of the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), and Hiro Onishi, chairman of the Association for Promotion of Helicopter Industry, Japan (APHIJ), met Aug. 20 in Tokyo to discuss ways the three organizations can work together to improve helicopter safety and expand IFR infrastructure. Both leaders identified multiple areas for joint work with a shared commitment to eliminating fatal helicopter accidents, among other objectives.