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Bristow Helicopters has been awarded a ten-year contract by the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to support the Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) program.

Subject program tasks Her Majesty’s Coast Guard, and civilian contractors with the establishment and maintenance of a 24-hour maritime and coastal search and rescue (SAR) emergency response service throughout the UK. SAE International’s E-40 Electrified Propulsion Committee—an assemblage tasked with developing and maintaining aerospace standards, practices, and reports germane to electrified aircraft propulsion—has released two foundational standards. Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout is an unmanned helicopter based on Bell’s 407—itself a derivative of the hugely successful 206L-4 LongRanger. The autonomous vehicle provides reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support, and precision targeting support for the ground, air, and sea forces of its primary user, the U.S. Navy. Recently, the MQ-8C supported an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) exercise off the California coast, during which the formidable UAV demonstrated its ability to transition from ship-to-shore in a maritime environment. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unmanned!!!

Airborne-Unmanned 08.16.22 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, August 16th, 2022... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

• Bristow to Expand UK Maritime Search & Rescue Operations
• Electrified Propulsion Committee Issues Foundational Standards
• U.S. Navy Unmanned Helicopter Impresses
• Central Colorado UAS Begins Fundraising for Drone Park Improvements
• USAF and Aptima to Jointly develop eVTOL Training Curricula
• United Puts Down $10-Million eVTOL Deposit
• Commaris Announces Partnership with CYTTA

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