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(KYTX) – Former Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk pilot and motivational speaker Elizabeth McCormick talked with students Aug. 7 at the Arp Independent School District in Texas.

The European Union–funded CITYAM Roadmap offers resources to support city planners and officials with efforts to integrate urban air mobility into their communities.

Archer Aviation has acquired patents and hired staff from Karem Aircraft spinoff Overair as well as a 60,000-sq.-ft. composites facility in Huntington Beach, California, from Mission Critical Components.

The Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) and DroneTrace will collaborate on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) forensic research, workforce development, and operational cybersecurity, including training for pilots and mechanics.

In the company’s Aug. 6 second-quarter earnings report, JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO, said that regulatory and commercialization advances have Joby in position to scale production of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

VAI members interested in applying for a 2026 scholarship have through Nov. 14, 2025, to submit an application. Scholarships are available for aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

(WJZ-TV) – The Baltimore County Police Department is collecting community feedback about its planned drone-as-first-responder program.

(WTVT) – Hernando County Fire Rescue and the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office deploy drones nearly every day to assist in a range of calls, including assessing hazardous material spills, locating suspects, and finding missing people in dense terrain.

(BBC) – Berkshire, England–based SAS Land Services provided drone farming services for around 800 acres during its first year in 2024. That figure has risen to 3,500 acres so far this year.

(Forbes) – Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft makers raised $2.3 billion in 2024—up from $1.5 billion in 2023 but down from $3.4 billion in 2022 and $4.3 billion in 2021. Observers expect the eVTOL industry to expand rapidly with recent advancements in batteries, aerodynamics, and lightweight components.