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Mar
21
2026

Iran Fires Two Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles at Diego Garcia Base

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The attempted strike on Diego Garcia would mark a major escalation, highlighting Tehran’s apparent

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Aug
21
2025

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Awarded Army Contract for Black Hawk® Modernization Efforts

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STRATFORD, Conn., Aug. 20, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) today announced a new U.S. Army contract that will fund Black Hawk® modernization engineering efforts. The initial $43 million contract award will focus on foundational capabilities for modernization: enhancement of the airframe and inclusion of a digital backbone capability to allow for rapid unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integration. The award also includes development of requirements and architecture using model-based systems engineering (MBSE).

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Mar
04
2026

GPMS Expands Foresight MX HUMS to CH-47D

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Waterbury, VT - GPMS International, Inc. announced today that it has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR12015SE for its industry leading Health and Usage Monitoring System, Foresight MX, for the CH-47D helicopter. The approval was developed in partnership with Columbia Helicopters, Inc., with the first aircraft in operation at PJ Helicopters.

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Jun
24
2025

Website Maintenance

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The FAASafety.gov website will be down briefly for Maintenance on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3 PM,

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Aug
14
2025

Construction underway for Business Jet's new hangars at Dallas Love Field

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Business Jet is currently constructing 2 new hangars at Dallas Love Field (DAL), adding 70,000 sq ft

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Dec
23
2025

New York to London in a Flash: A Look at an SR-71 Record Flight

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Leaving the airspace above New York City at 2,455 miles per hour, SR-71 tail number 64-17972 would

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Jan
26
2026

Winter storm creates worst weekend for flying since first weekend of COVID

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Update 1/27/2026: 19,450 flights within, into, or out of US airports were cancelled between Saturday

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Mar
11
2026

Robinson Helicopter Company expands into autonomous aircraft sector

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Robinson Helicopter Company announced its expansion into unmanned and autonomous aircraft on Tuesday

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Nov
13
2025

VAI Announces Dates for Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference

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Alexandria, VA (Nov. 12, 2025) —Vertical Aviation International (VAI) announces its inaugural Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference (SAASC), to be held May 27–29, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Bali in Sanur, Indonesia. The event will gather operators, policymakers, manufacturers, and safety professionals from across the region to strengthen collaboration and share best practices in vertical aviation safety. 

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Categories: Press Releases