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Dan Power, pilot with PHI Aviation, details the corrective actions he took after a low-level bird strike involving a US Department of Justice Bell 407 in the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

(POWER UP magazine) – Now that public comments are closed, here’s what’s next for this era-defining FAA regulation.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added unmanned aircraft systems and critical components produced in countries outside the United States to its covered list.

Under a partnership with the Special Integrated Logistics Zone Co., Rotortrade will develop a maintenance, sales, and services facility in Riyadh with plans to open in late 2026.

The aerospace logistics provider transported the helicopter on a Boeing 747F freighter to Bell Textron’s regional hub in Singapore.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Helicopter Management Agency has issued a contract to Safran Electronics & Defense to equip the NH90 with the Eurofl’Eye distributed panoramic vision system.

The company also conducted automated pickup, hover, and set down procedures using the SkyOS operating system on a Sikorsky Black Hawk.

(KSNV) – Helicopter crews working for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will measure expected background radiation Dec. 29–31 in preparation for New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Nevada city.

The Embraer subsidiary completed the initial flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype Dec. 19 in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil.

The manufacturer has started testing the prototype AE 1107F that will power the US Army’s Bell MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft at its facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.