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VIH says S‑92 Fire Raptor proving itself as a super‑heavy firefighting workhorse

VIH Helicopters reports the S‑92 'Fire Raptor' has outperformed expectations in firefighting operations, demonstrating capability as a super‑heavy wildfire suppression workhorse and giving the programme considerable expansion potential across missions, operators and international fleet sales.

2025-12-05T05:18:31.715902-08:00

FlightGlobal

Norwegian probe points to maintenance fault in Bristow Sikorsky S-92 engine shutdown after offshore takeoff

2025-11-27T04:09:38.160368-08:00

AINonline

FAA grants Interim Level C qualification to Bell 525 flight simulator

2025-11-17T10:07:38.871282-08:00

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Korean National Police orders single Airbus H225 for multi‑role security and rescue missions

2025-11-23T19:53:17.289161-08:00

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U.S. Coast Guard permanently returns rescue helicopter to Newport, Oregon The U.S. Coast Guard has permanently returned its rescue helicopter to Newport, Oregon, after removing the aircraft without explanation in October, Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden said Thursday on social media. Sen. Wyden posted the update Thursday on social media, confirming the helicopter's return to the Newport base.

2025-12-05T13:00:52.548248-08:00

U.S. Coast Guard permanently returns rescue helicopter to Newport, Oregon

Vertical Mag

VIH says S‑92 Fire Raptor proving itself as a super‑heavy firefighting workhorse VIH Helicopters reports the S‑92 'Fire Raptor' has outperformed expectations in firefighting operations, demonstrating capability as a super‑heavy wildfire suppression workhorse and giving the programme considerable expansion potential across missions, operators and international fleet sales.

2025-12-05T05:18:31.715902-08:00

VIH says S‑92 Fire Raptor proving itself as a super‑heavy firefighting workhorse

South China Morning Post

China's Moyujian armed UAV completes live‑fire high‑altitude plateau tests at AERO Asia At AERO Asia in Zhuhai the developer said the Moyujian armed UAV completed live‑fire target tests on a high‑altitude plateau, conducting missile firings above 4,000 metres. The company presented the trials as validation of the drone's combat capability in high‑altitude environments.

2025-12-04T18:18:47.925199-08:00

China's Moyujian armed UAV completes live‑fire high‑altitude plateau tests at AERO Asia

Vertical Mag

Legacy of the hoist: 80 years of helicopter rescue innovation From its first wartime rescue in 1945 to today's sensor‑assisted, high‑load winches, the helicopter rescue hoist has evolved over 80 years, expanding mission sets from maritime and combat search‑and‑rescue to civilian emergency response and special operations while reshaping rotorcraft equipment, training and operational doctrine.

2025-12-04T08:53:29.306967-08:00

Legacy of the hoist: 80 years of helicopter rescue innovation

FlightGlobal

Avincis aims to double offshore wind‑farm helicopter support by 2030 after KN Helicopters acquisition Avincis plans to double the size of its wind‑farm support operation by the start of the next decade after entering the market with its September acquisition of Danish operator KN Helicopters, accelerating fleet deployment and service capability for offshore turbine operations.

2025-12-04T08:44:54.331134-08:00

Avincis aims to double offshore wind‑farm helicopter support by 2030 after KN Helicopters acquisition

Vertical Mag

ATSB finds operator failed to set separation standards after July 25, 2024 R22 midair collision that killed both pilots The ATSB's final report on the 25 July 2024 midair collision of two Robinson R22 mustering helicopters at Mount Anderson Station found both pilots were not seen before impact, killing them. Operator Pearl Coast Helicopters lacked defined separation standards, exposing limits of 'see-and-avoid' and the need for formal risk management.

2025-12-03T06:52:07.305398-08:00

ATSB finds operator failed to set separation standards after July 25, 2024 R22 midair collision that killed both pilots

FlightGlobal

Leonardo's Proteus AW09-based crewless helicopter completes ground runs ahead of Royal Navy flight trials Leonardo's Proteus — an AW09-based remotely piloted helicopter developed in Yeovil for the UK Royal Navy — has completed initial engine, rotor and ground-run tests, clearing the way for imminent flight trials as the service evaluates uncrewed rotary platforms.

2025-12-02T08:07:19.376417-08:00

Leonardo's Proteus AW09-based crewless helicopter completes ground runs ahead of Royal Navy flight trials

FlightGlobal

Ex‑general and Bell executive: Ukraine helicopter losses were tactical failures, not proof rotary‑wing is obsolete Heavy Russian helicopter losses early in the Russia–Ukraine war prompted claims rotary‑wing aviation was finished. A former US Army general and Bell executive says those losses stemmed from poor tactics and planning rather than platform obsolescence, urging doctrinal fixes instead of abandoning helicopters.

2025-12-01T18:46:49.986176-08:00

Ex‑general and Bell executive: Ukraine helicopter losses were tactical failures, not proof rotary‑wing is obsolete

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