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(Shephard News) – The Miami, Florida–based company plans to begin flight testing its new Raider uncrewed aerial system (UAS) this year, with initial deliveries slated for 2026.

Working with Chile’s National Forest Corporation (CONAF), Ecocopter and Helisul deployed an AS 332C1 Super Puma to assist firefighters in the Argentina portion of Patagonia.

According to a new report from Allied Market Research, the market for helicopter simulators will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.1%, expanding from a 2021 value of $1 billion to $1.8 billion by 2031.

(KTVB) – Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office deputies noted broken power lines in the area of the Feb. 20 accident near Ririe. One person died in the accident.

(Defense Mirror) – Russia’s Rosoboronexport has obtained Indian certification to repair the VK-2500 engine on the Mil Mi-17V-5.

(Newark Post) – Under a new contract with the Blood Bank of Delmarva, Delaware State Police flight medics will continue to have access to whole blood and related equipment.

(The Sun Times News) – Helicopter crews working for ITC Michigan are replacing power lines in the Dexter area through early March.

(North Country Public Radio) – A New York State Police (NYSP) helicopter crew helped forest rangers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation rescue a hiker Feb. 15. The Canadian man was experiencing a medical emergency in the Adirondack High Peaks.

The charity raised funding to update the National Health Service helipad at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, England.

The Winter 2024 newsletter from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) includes details about its new Peer Pilot Program, which will launch during VERTICON 2025 in March. Also in this issue: securing loose equipment in the cockpit, inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, and more.