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Helicopter Fire Fighting on the Night Shift
In addition to search and rescue, marine pilot transfers, and a variety of other charter work, when there are fires to be fought in the...
Garth Calitz
May 14, 20253 min read


Greece Orders Eight Airbus H215 Helicopters to Combat Forest Fires
Airbus Helicopters has entered into a contract with the Hellenic Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection for the acquisition of...
Garth Calitz
May 14, 20253 min read


Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Tests Advanced Aerial Firefighting Technologies
Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, collaborated with Rain, a prominent entity in the fire technology sector, to evaluate innovative...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20253 min read


Daher Delivers the First TBM 960 “Birddogs” for Wildfire Air Attack Missions
The use of Daher’s TBM and Kodiak aircraft families for multi-mission tasks has grown with the delivery of two new TBM 960s, which will...
Garth Calitz
Feb 4, 20253 min read


How California Fights Fires from the Skies
By Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa and Sudev Kiyada Firefighters have been battling some of the most destructive fires in Los...
Garth Calitz
Jan 15, 20255 min read


Brazilian Air Force Acquires Second Fire Fighting Equipment Unit to Equip KC-390 Fleet
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and Embraer have entered into a contract for a new Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II) unit....
Garth Calitz
Jan 15, 20252 min read


Sikorsky and Rain Successfully Demonstrate Autonomous Fire Test
Sikorsky and Rain, a leader in autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous Black Hawk...
Garth Calitz
Nov 13, 20242 min read
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