Articles for category HeliNews Headlines
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Mar
11
2025
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DALLAS AND TORRANCE, CA – March 11, 2025 – Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), the world's leading manufacturer of civil helicopters, shared two design-forward R66 helicopters as part of the refreshed R66 NxGTM at Verticon in Dallas. The ‘next generation’ aircraft mark a significant milestone, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the original R66, which began production in 2010. Refreshed inside and out, the R66 NxG offers new technology and standard safety equipment, including an impact resistant windshield and a 2-axis autopilot standard. The R66 NxG also includes updated materials, and new paint schemes while remaining mission-capable, making the R66 more premium and accessible.
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VERTICON
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May
14
2025
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AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES, GRAIN VALLEY, MO.
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FAA Accident Report
GRAIN VALLEY
MO
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Aug
11
2025
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On February 23, 2024, about 0740 Pacific standard time, a Bell 47G-3B-1, N2618W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Garey, California. The pilot received minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
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CA
Garey
NTSB Report
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Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb.
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The exercise comes amid reports of Egypt looking at potentially acquiring China’s J-10CE, but it
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Images showing a destroyed satellite antenna at Al Udeid, part of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)
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Exclusive interview with Col. Carl “Wiseguy” Bergqvist, Commandant of the Swedish Air Force Air
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Reflection is part of our aviation DNA. We analyze flights, discuss what worked and examine what
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Sep
29
2025
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STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K® King Stallion® helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over five years, the largest-quantity order to date for the aircraft. The award will ensure consistent deliveries of the United States' most powerful heavy-lift helicopter between 2029 and 2034 and reinforce the U.S. industrial base by sustaining thousands of production roles at Sikorsky and across its nationwide supply chain.
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CH-53K
King Stallion
Lockheed Martin
Sikorsky
US Navy
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US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Monthly Safety ReportFebruary 2025 USHST Vision: A civil
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