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(Daily Herald) – Local officials and the US Forest Service are asking the community for less interference after a fifth drone incursion delayed aircraft from responding to the Buckley Fire Aug. 20 near Provo.

(Unmanned Airspace) – TruWeather Solutions, in partnership with local governments in North Texas, has introduced a weather data system for low-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and drone operators.

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.

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

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.

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