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The Vertical Flight Society Announces the Winners of the 40th Annual Student Design Competition

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the winners of its 40th Annual Student Design Competition. The team of University of Maryland took first place in the Graduate category and Georgia Institute of Technology/US Military Academy in the Undergraduate category. In addition, the Military Institute of Technology (Bangladesh) took Best New Undergraduate Entrant honors. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., was the sponsor of this year's competition, supporting a total of $12,500 in prize money.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the winners of its 40th Annual Student Design Competition.
  • Executive summaries for the top-winning entries from the 40th Student Design Competition are available at http://www.vtol.org/sdc , along with past winners.
  • The 40th (2022-2023) Student Design Competition was entitled, "High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) Aircraft."
  • The Vertical Flight Society is the world's premier vertical flight technical society.

PteroDynamics Raises $7.5 Million Seed Round to Expand Transwing Aircraft Platform

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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PteroDynamics, an aircraft design and manufacturing company that develops innovative vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, today announced the close of a $7.5 million Seed round.

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  • PteroDynamics, an aircraft design and manufacturing company that develops innovative vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, today announced the close of a $7.5 million Seed round.
  • Founded in 2017 by Dr. Val Petrov, PteroDynamics has developed a revolutionary and patented design for VTOL aircraft called Transwing® that folds/unfolds its wings during flight to transition between rotor wing and fixed wing configurations.
  • The result of this design is that Transwing aircraft have a smaller ground footprint while being able to fly farther, faster, longer, and/or carry heavier payloads than other VTOL aircraft of a similar size and weight.
  • “The superior capabilities of our Transwing aircraft platform for certain missions offers significant defense and commercial applicability,” says Matthew Graczyk, CEO and Board Director of PteroDynamics.

Bristow Group Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Release Call

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced it will release financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2023 after market close on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.

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  • HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced it will release financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2023 after market close on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
  • In connection with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, November 3, 2022, to begin at 10 a.m.
  • Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions.
  • Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies.

VFS Releases Report on Vertical Flight Workforce: "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is Vital"

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has today published the results of a groundbreaking study, "2022 Vertical Flight Workforce Report: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is Vital." The study was conducted for VFS by HYSKY Society, both of which are 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organizations. The 28-page report is available at http://www.vtol.org/workforce.

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  • VFS forecasts 10,000 additional engineers are needed in the next decade for vertical flight aircraft developments.
  • FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has today published the results of a groundbreaking study, "2022 Vertical Flight Workforce Report: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is Vital."
  • The results of a VFS workforce analysis in January 2020 indicated that the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) technology workforce is at a critical juncture.
  • Today, history is repeating itself, with VFS playing a similar role helping to advance today's revolutionary eVTOL aircraft and advocating for the vertical flight profession.

Initial Testing Indicates Blainjett's Hemi-Rotor Aero Concept Could Inspire a New Generation of Vertical Lift Technology

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Subscale testing will continue with V2 prototypes this Fall, evaluating enclosed and open-body hemi-rotorcraft designs employing Blainjett's proprietary DVP technology.

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  • Subscale testing will continue with V2 prototypes this Fall, evaluating enclosed and open-body hemi-rotorcraft designs employing Blainjett's proprietary DVP technology.
  • Subscale tests demonstrated the novel configuration's net positive lift and low drag through the ascent/hover, cruise and descent/hover phases of flight.
  • Blainjett's "hemi-rotor" design situates familiar vertical lift rotors (as seen on helicopters, UAM or drone aircraft) partially inside opposite sides of an enclosed fuselage.
  • As V2 testing of the hemi-drone prototype moves forward, Blainjett is seeking potential manufacturing partners to help scale the concept and validate design IP.

Sabrewing’s Rhaegal Cargo UAV Shatters World Record Payload on First Flight

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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But it proves that were able to lift more cargo on our maiden flight than any previous cargo UAV that has ever flown, said De Reyes.

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  • But it proves that were able to lift more cargo on our maiden flight than any previous cargo UAV that has ever flown, said De Reyes.
  • The Rhaegal is the worlds best-in-class, highest fuel and maintenance efficiency cargo UAV on the market.
  • The Rhaegal Bravo is the only cargo UAV that is capable of carrying over ten different Unit Load Device (ULD) cargo containers the same kind used by airlines for cargo.
  • Sabrewings d development partners have provided an additional 46 engineers of all disciplines, making the Rhaegal aircraft the best-designed, best-in-class vehicles in the sky.

Facing a New Generation of Warfare, Precision Fires Provide Crucial Capability to Rapidly Engage an Enemy

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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The paper explores the critical importance of precision fires to address capability gaps on the modern battlefield and to engage a new generation of enemy threats.

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  • The paper explores the critical importance of precision fires to address capability gaps on the modern battlefield and to engage a new generation of enemy threats.
  • Precision fires rely upon the accurate delivery of precision guided munitions onto targets using a variety of methods.
  • The ability to call and direct fires anytime, anywhere is crucial, and our whitepaper explores advanced laser target designator technologies that can enhance the effectiveness of precision fires.
  • Long Range Precision Fires is the U.S. Armys top modernization priority while, similarly, Organic Precision Fires (OPF) is part of the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 strategy.

"The Los Alamos Club:" New Report Details China's Efforts to Recruit Leading U.S. Department of Energy Scientists to Advance Defense Technology Programs for the People's Republic of China

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc. today released a new report detailing the People's Republic of China's decades-long recruitment of leading scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

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  • Between 1987 and 2021, the report finds that at least 162 scientists who had worked at Los Alamos returned to the PRC to support a variety of domestic research and development programs.
  • Most concerning, 15 returnees worked as permanent staff members at Los Alamos.
  • Thirteen of the 15 former permanent staff members were recruited into PRC government talent programs.
  • While at Los Alamos, these scientists sponsored visiting scholars and postdoctoral researchers from the PRC and received U.S. government funding for sensitive research.

eVTOL Aircraft Global Market Report 2022: Growing Need for Green Energy and Noise-Free Aircraft Fueling Sector - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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The regions covered in the eVTOL aircraft market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

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  • The regions covered in the eVTOL aircraft market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
  • The growing need for green energy and noise-free aircraft is propelling the growth of the eVTOL aircraft market.
  • Therefore, the growing need for green energy and noise-free aircraft will drive the growth of the eVTOL aircraft market.
  • Major companies operating in the eVTOL aircraft market are focused on providing technologically-advanced solutions to strengthen their market position.

Bristow Group to Present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 30th Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
  • The accompanying investor presentation will be available on Tuesday, September 20, 2022,on the investor section of Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com .
  • Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions.
  • Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies.