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Aviation Week • Graham Warwick

Sikorsky Plans Nomad Family Of Hybrid-Electric VTOL UAS

Aviation Week reports: As flight testing progresses to larger sizes, Sikorsky has renamed its Rotor Blown Wing family of vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft the Nomad.

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2025-10-06T06:35:53.920262-07:00

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Last Updated: Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, 6:38 AM PDT

2025-10-06T06:38:52.508588-07:00 2025-10-06T06:38:52.508588-07:00 (2025-10-06T06:38:52.508588-07:00)

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Sweden joins Netherlands and Austria in joint order for four Embraer C-390 airlifters, with seven options to expand NATO airlift

By AeroTime: Sweden signs for four Embraer C-390 airlifters at Uppsala under a joint buy with the Netherlands and Austria, adding seven options to widen Europe’s pathway.

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2025-10-06T05:26:18.893871-07:00
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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

RAF retires MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years as MQ-9B Protector becomes first large RPAS cleared for unsegregated UK airspace

By AeroTime: The RAF has retired its MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years, replacing it with the MQ-9B Protector, the first large RPAS certified to fly in unsegregated UK airspace.

2025-10-06T02:03:40.584416-07:00