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Elroy Air has named Kratos Defense & Security Solutions as an exclusive US manufacturer for its Chaparral vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo drone. The five-year deal to build the hybrid-electric aircraft calls for initial production next year in Sacramento, California, before high-volume production in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

(KBMT) – The organization demonstrated a new way to help their pilots climb aboard ships Sep. 23 in Port Neches, Texas.

(AIN) – As China’s government charts its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), the country’s advanced air mobility companies closed the summer with a series of milestones they say will advance electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft toward commercial operations.

StarFlight Australia will use the three helicopters for emergency response and law enforcement missions across Tasmania starting in late 2027.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized safety and security in drone and advanced air mobility (AAM) operations during his remarks at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly 42nd Session on Sep. 23 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

(Dronelife) – PLANA US signed a letter of intent Sep. 22 for 20 hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from South Korea–based VONAER.

The military service placed a $14.3 million order for 13 General Electric T700 engines for its fleet of Sikorsky MH-60 helicopters.

(AP) – A Vigili del Fuoco helicopter crew hoisted the pair following flooding and mudslides Sep. 22 in Meda, Lombardy.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Oct. 29, requires a revision to the existing rotorcraft flight manual to incorporate an emergency and malfunction procedure.

The FAA is accepting comments through Nov. 10 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Oct. 9. The AD requires inspecting and measuring the resistance of the air intake electrical connectors, inspecting the bonding strap, reporting the results of the inspections, and taking corrective actions, if necessary.