A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) helicopter and a police drone flying in the same area collided in midair earlier this year, forcing the helicopter pilot to make a precautionary landing on a road.

Israel Aerospace Industries says it has signed a $350 million special mission aircraft contract with a “major European country.”

Korea Aerospace Industries is aiming to hand over the first LCH civil helicopter in 2023, the same year in which it will begin deliveries of the military LAH version to South Korea’s army.

South Korea plans to begin commercial urban air mobility services in Seoul in 2025 in a bid to tackle traffic congestion and reduce travel times by up to 70%. 

The Canadian government is replacing two Challenger 601 utility aircraft with two Bombardier Challenger 650 jets for the Canadian Armed Forces for mission-critical roles in a contract valued at $105 million.  The contract also includes training and spare parts. 

DDC will fly its Sparrow rotary-wing drone between the mainland and Christian Island in Georgian Bay, the northeast section of Lake Huron.

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Bombardier Aviation plans to lay off 2,500 employees, primarily at its Canadian manufacturing facilities, throughout 2020 as it adjusts to lower business jet deliveries caused by challenges from COVID-19, the company said June 5.