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2026
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STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 30, 2026 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the U.S. Army have reached a Novel Production Agreement for BLACK HAWK® helicopters that enables the Army to add aircraft as requirements emerge. This is especially critical for allied nations as foreign military sales cases mature. The initial agreement covers 16 aircraft for the U.S. Army and is expected to increase by over 100 aircraft in the coming years.
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Oct
02
2026
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“Blade”), a Joby Aviation company, today announced the return of BLADEone, its jet service between New York and South Florida, in partnership with Aero, the Los Angeles-based private jet airline. The seasonal jet service is expected to run from Thursday, November 19, 2026 through Sunday, May 2, 2027, with flights between Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Palm Beach’s President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) or Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF).
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Oct
05
2026
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UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by Helicopter Alliance responded to fires in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and took part in international missions in France and Serbia during the aerial firefighting season that has just ended. Helicopter Alliance provides aerial firefighting services using Black Hawk helicopters for the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic and the Fire and Rescue Corps of the Slovak Republic under framework agreements covering the period from June to September. These aircraft are also deployed from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to other European countries under the rescEU programme. Throughout this year’s season, Helicopter Alliance’s helicopters carried out 1,993 water drops during these operations, delivering nearly 6 million litres of water to fire sites.
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Oct
05
2026
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Leonardo today opened a new building at its Sesto Calende facility dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopter flight simulators. The investment builds on the training technologies and services available at the site since 2006, when the “A. Marchetti” Training Academy opened as Leonardo’s first helicopter training academy. It further establishes Sesto Calende as a development and production hub for simulation systems across the Company’s rotary-wing business.
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Oct
05
2026
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GREENVILLE, N.C., Oct. 5, 2026 – Metro Aviation’s partnership with BETA Technologies continued its momentum in North Carolina in September as BETA’s all-electric ALIA conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft took flight as part of eLIFT-NC, giving longtime Metro partner ECU Health a firsthand look at how next-generation aviation could support health care and emergency response across the state.
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Oct
05
2026
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Surack Enterprises is proud to announce the hiring of Robert Flansburg as Vice President of Aviation. Flansburg will be responsible for developing strategy, ensuring FAA compliance, championing safety initiatives, and managing budgets across all Surack Enterprises aviation businesses, including Sweet Aviation and Sweet Helicopters.
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Oct
05
2026
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Vertical MRO Conference - Kelowna, British Columbia, October 5, 2026: GPMS International, Inc. announced today that Wisk Air Helicopters, Ltd. has contracted to equip its Bell 412 and Bell 407GXi aircraft with Foresight MX, the industry’s leading Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS).
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Oct
07
2026
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Marignane, France, 7 October 2026 – The government of Romania has signed a contract for the procurement of 12 Airbus H225M helicopters. The agreement was concluded with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) in the frame of the European Commission’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE). The European Union’s financial instrument is designed to provide financial support to Member States to speed up defence readiness by allowing urgent and major investments in support of the European defence industry, with a focus on closing critical capability gaps.
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Oct
07
2026
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Saskatoon, Canada, 6 October 2026 – Airbus Helicopters in Canada is supporting the development of advanced aerospace training opportunities for Indigenous communities through a partnership with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT).
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Oct
07
2026
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Karlsruhe, Germany / St. Johann im Pongau, Austria, 7. October 2026 - Heli Austria and Heli Werk have introduced a new EASA-approved lithium battery upgrade for all EC135 models, including Helionix-equipped aircraft. The solution replaces conventional nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries with a TB30 or TB40 lithium-ion battery system.
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Oct
07
2026
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SPRING, Texas, Oct. 6, 2026 Helicopter completion and MRO provider Helicopter Services, Inc. (HSI) of Spring, Texas has announced the hiring of its first teammate via the Skillbridge military to civlian hiring program.
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Oct
08
2026
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Mumbai, India, 8 October 2026 - Rotortrade, the global helicopter dealership, announces the delivery of a 2020 Airbus H125 to Vman Aviation Services in India. The aircraft is further leased to ABS Aerospace, led by CEO Air Commodore Anil Kumar Sinha, Vir Chakra (Retd), and will be deployed for passenger transportation, including helicopter pilgrimage services to temples and religious sites in mountainous regions of the country.
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Oct
09
2026
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ORLANDO, Fla., October 8, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has signed a Direct Commercial Sale contract with the Philippine Department of National Defense to deliver an S-70i Black Hawk Full Flight Simulator, Virtual Maintenance Trainer, and associated courseware to the Philippine Air Force.
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Oct
09
2026
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Today, Switlik Survival Products celebrates 106 years of innovation, craftsmanship, and commitment to saving lives.
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Oct
12
2026
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WASHINGTON Oct. 12, 2026 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today introduced the Nomad 100 fast pack, a containerized vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kit designed to help customers rapidly deploy autonomous air capability from austere and infrastructure-limited locations.
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Oct
12
2026
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today announced a 14,000‑square‑foot expansion of its West Des Moines manufacturing facility. The multi-million-dollar investment increases capacity to meet growing customer demand.
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Oct
12
2026
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For twenty years, Huntsville-based RMCI, Inc. has served as the "quiet professionals", operating behind the scenes of defense and commercial aviation. RMCI has quietly engineered the science behind rotor smoothing, mechanical diagnostics, and accurate drivetrain fault prediction.
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Oct
13
2026
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WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robinson Unmanned today announced that Ascent AeroSystems, the company’s contracting entity for U.S. defense programs, has received a firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales contract to provide its NDAA-compliant, Blue UAS Cleared SPIRIT™ small unmanned aircraft system, payloads, training and support to the Nepali Army.
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Oct
14
2026
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Fort Worth, TX (October 14, 2026) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced significant progress today with the MV-75 Cheyenne test aircraft build. In recent months, Bell and Team Cheyenne have met multiple milestones including completing critical structures, initiating gearbox testing and maturing software integration.
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Oct
14
2026
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Madrid, October 14, 2026 - entrol, the manufacturer of EASA and FAA certified FNPT, FTD, and FFS flight simulators, introduces the latest operational advancements in ENVISION, its proprietary visual system developed on Unreal Engine 5. These strategic enhancements address the growing demand from police air units and flight academies for high-fidelity, cost-effective tactical training devices capable of simulating complex law enforcement missions without exposing crews or real aircraft to operational risks.
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