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(CNN) – According to the US Navy, an MH-60R Seahawk went down Oct. 26 during routine operations in the South China Sea, around 30 minutes before an F/A-18F fighter went down in the same area.

(Unmanned Airspace) – The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) joint undertaking hosted U-space experts for discussions about vertiport management, airspace integration for drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and other topics around advanced air mobility operations.

When the helicopter enters service early next year, the Japanese operator will become the first in the world to use the bucket-equipped H160 for firefighting. Hiroshima will also use the H160 for search-and-rescue, emergency medical, and disaster response missions.

(Aerospace America) – An unmanned AIR ONE electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype went down while preparing to land Oct. 23 in Indiantown.

The company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will collaborate to develop a high-resolution weather forecasting service for advanced air mobility (AAM) and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft operations.

The Kaman subsidiary and Rotorcraft Repair and Manufacturing (RRM) are teaming up to offer RRM’s Dragon Skin Extreme (DSX) blade erosion and corrosion protection coating.

(UK Defence Journal) – The reactivation of the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, which began serving in Germany in 1968 before being redesignated in 2015, took effect Oct. 14.

The Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter has received a contract to provide Equinor with offshore transportation from Bergen, Vestland, Norway, using three Sikorsky S-92s starting in May 2026.

The OEM has obtained an FAA supplemental type certificate for a modification that increases the maximum gross weight of its Super D20B to 350 lb. North Carolina–based Aerial Solutions is set to become the first operator to receive the upgrade.

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