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(AIN) – The upgraded Kargo II uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) features a max payload of 2,000 lb., a new shaft-driven transmission, and larger rotors. Piasecki acquired the Kargo program from Kaman Air Vehicles in April 2025.

The operator plans to use the first new H160 that will operate in China for transportation to offshore oil-and-gas platforms.

The new Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) facilitator service from Baldwin Safety & Compliance helps organizations manage their FAA-approved ASAP initiatives.

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The company provided technical briefings, simulation sessions, and flight demonstrations with its single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for the Cosumnes Fire Department, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, and the Southern Marin Fire District.

(Reuters) – Rescue teams used helicopters to airlift people stranded by floods Aug. 7 near Dharali in Uttarakhand.

(Castanet News) – Helicopter and air tanker crews assisted ground teams with containing wildfires Aug. 10 east of Kelowna.

(SlashGear) – Based on recently published figures, a new H145 costs around $9.7 million and a used version costs an average of $6 million. The price tag could increase to more than $23 million for a military variant with a mission equipment package.

(Bhaskar English) – Researchers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, are conducting the country’s first artificial rain experiment using drones at Ramgarh Dam.

The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report indicates the operator conducted a hot refueling the day before the accident.