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Associated Press • Rebecca Boone

Two crew members killed in firefighting helicopter crash during Yosemite’s Dome Fire

A Fly Precision Eurocopter AS332L1 crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on the roughly 3,000-acre Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park, killing both crew members aboard. The crash occurred in Mariposa County, California, during active wildfire-suppression operations, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

2 Crewmembers Die in Firefighting Helicopter Crash at Yosemite

Reuters • Andrew Hay

Two pilots die in helicopter crash fighting California wildfire

Also: AeroTime, NBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, CNN and 3 more

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2026-09-21T12:21:26.414901-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Katalyst to Demo Space-Based Power Beaming for Pentagon Energy Investment Program

By Via Satellite: Under the Advanced Scalable Growth Architecture for Robotic Deployment (ASGARD) program, Katalyst will develop and launch a robotic spacecraft that will assemble a large-format power beaming system on orbit and transmit power back to Earth, the company announced Monday.

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2026-09-21T13:15:51.158770-07:00

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Reuters

UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

By Reuters: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday he had agreed to a request from Saudi Arabia to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited time period, a move ‌he described as helping to stabilise the wider region.

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2026-09-21T14:20:06.121097-07:00

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AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

Bristow Triples Early-delivery Chaparral Cargo Drone Reservations

By AINonline: Helicopter operator has reserved 15 of the hybrid-electric cargo drones.

1 Source

2026-09-21T13:22:26.241262-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Europe Grapples With Faster Procurement Amid Space Defense Push

By Via Satellite: As Europe works to move faster in its space defense capabilities, leaders at the Space and Defense & Security Summit say Ukraine accelerated a shift in institutional urgency yet challenges remain with building consensus, reforming procurement, and integrating dual-use capabilities.

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2026-09-21T13:15:55.030393-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Breeze urges FAA to bar legacy carriers from buying defunct Spirit’s slots

By FlightGlobal: Low-cost carrier asked regulators to place more conditions on the future transfer of slots purchased by JetBlue. Breeze Airways and other low-cost carriers are urging regulators to preserve competition as they consider JetBlue Airways' purchase of slots previously owned by now-defunct Spirit Airlines.

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2026-09-21T10:05:20.903651-07:00

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The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

General Atomics FQ-42A Vengeance CCA Now Flying Together With USAF Fighters

By The War Zone: CCAs are participating in ever-more realistic demonstrations, including with crewed counterparts, as actual teaming trials are on the horizon.