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Wisk Air Helicopters expands Northern Ontario services with factory-new Bell 407/GXi via Bell Textron Canada

Wisk Air Helicopters says it is renewing and expanding its rotary-wing fleet with factory-new Bell 407 aircraft purchased through Bell Textron Canada, including a Bell 407GXi. The operator positions the type for utility powerline and mining work, wildfire response, remote access transportation, and support for First Nation communities.

2026-06-17T11:48:34.452050-07:00

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Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

2026-06-17T08:18:26.703725-07:00

The Air Current

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145

2026-06-16T13:24:11.122201-07:00

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Avincis signs deal for up to 15 more Airbus H145 helicopters, with deliveries from 2028-2031

2026-06-15T01:31:17.250133-07:00

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Wisk Air Helicopters expands Northern Ontario services with factory-new Bell 407/GXi via Bell Textron Canada Wisk Air Helicopters says it is renewing and expanding its rotary-wing fleet with factory-new Bell 407 aircraft purchased through Bell Textron Canada, including a Bell 407GXi. The operator positions the type for utility powerline and mining work, wildfire response, remote access transportation, and support for First Nation communities.

2026-06-17T11:48:34.452050-07:00

Wisk Air Helicopters expands Northern Ontario services with factory-new Bell 407/GXi via Bell Textron Canada

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Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub Airbus Helicopters has officially opened its Albacete Digital Campus, positioning the Spanish site as one of three global technology-infrastructure nodes for the company’s information-technology capabilities. The launch is framed as a move to decentralize key competencies across the European consortium.

2026-06-17T08:18:26.703725-07:00

Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

FlightGlobal

NH Industries to market secondhand ex-Norwegian NH90 maritime helicopters after 2022 contract cancellation NH Industries will this week complete repossession of nine NH90 maritime helicopters that Norway had operated before their 2022 contract cancellation by Oslo. The manufacturer is now starting the process of selling the repossessed secondhand assets, signaling continued aftermarket and fleet-divestment activity for the NH90.

2026-06-17T04:48:13.499013-07:00

NH Industries to market secondhand ex-Norwegian NH90 maritime helicopters after 2022 contract cancellation

The Air Current

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145 Global conflict lessons are driving fresh counter-drone concepts built around lower-cost platforms, with the Pentagon increasingly looking to helicopters as aerial shooters and sensing nodes. At Eurosatory 2026, Airbus Helicopters highlights a “agnostic” H160M Guépard approach targeting first delivery in late 2028, plus plans to broaden the H145M into anti-drone roles and to team rotorcraft with drones for missions including life-saving operations and wildfire response.

2026-06-16T13:24:11.122201-07:00

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145

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U.S. uses drone- and helicopter-guided covert ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Gulf amid tentative US-Iran peace An Exclusive report says the U.S. has run scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones plus helicopters to guide convoys to awaiting tankers. Related reporting links the operation to a downed U.S. Apache near the Strait of Hormuz, while logistics firms cautiously assess how any US-Iran framework could affect pre-war fuel operations and pricing timelines.

2026-06-16T04:33:27.109874-07:00

U.S. uses drone- and helicopter-guided covert ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Gulf amid tentative US-Iran peace

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Indian Navy retires Westland Sea King Mk 42B/C after MH-60R selection The Indian Navy has formally retired its 25 Westland Sea King Mk 42B/C aircraft for maritime combat and maritime search-and-rescue, ending a process launched in autumn 2018 after the service selected the Sikorsky MH-60R. The move completes the transition away from the Sea King fleet.

2026-06-16T03:33:52.707320-07:00

Indian Navy retires Westland Sea King Mk 42B/C after MH-60R selection

Flying Magazine

Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet crashes in Washington national forest; pilot ejected safely, wildfire sparked by wreckage A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet crashed during a routine training flight in Washington state, about 55 miles southeast of Seattle, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The pilot ejected safely before impact; wreckage reportedly sparked a wildfire, prompting response from local fire crews and the U.S. Forest Service.

2026-06-15T10:48:39.317467-07:00

Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet crashes in Washington national forest; pilot ejected safely, wildfire sparked by wreckage

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Avincis signs deal for up to 15 more Airbus H145 helicopters, with deliveries from 2028-2031 European air ambulance and offshore transport operator Avincis has agreed with Airbus for up to 15 additional Airbus H145 helicopters, to expand its light-twin fleet. Deliveries are scheduled from 2028 through 2031, supporting HEMS and offshore transport operations across Northern Europe, Italy and Spain.

2026-06-15T01:31:17.250133-07:00

Avincis signs deal for up to 15 more Airbus H145 helicopters, with deliveries from 2028-2031

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Wisk Air Helicopters expands Northern Ontario services with factory-new Bell 407/GXi via Bell Textron Canada

Airbus Helicopters inaugurates Albacete Digital Campus as a global rotorcraft technology hub

Eurosatory 2026 spotlights helicopters as scalable counter-UAS platforms, from Airbus H160M “agnostic” drone integration to H145

Avincis signs deal for up to 15 more Airbus H145 helicopters, with deliveries from 2028-2031

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