firefighting

The tests were joint coordination between the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Military Certification Authority (IFI). After certification, other operators can add this firefighting capability to their orders.

Two modified Beechcraft King Air 260s will perform wildfire mapping missions.

My first close-up experience with the effectiveness of aerial firefighting happened during the devastating Woolsey Fire in Southern California in 2018. About 1,500 homes and other structures in my neighborhood and the surrounding area were destroyed by flames in a few days. The fire started on a Thursday afternoon, and by the time the sun […]

Small unmanned aircraft systems, (sUAS) have become as much of a tool for companies and organizations as cellphones and laptops.

Department of Defense is now integrating climate change considerations at all levels, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

“Here they come.” The firefighters look up to see an orange-and-white jet approaching the flaming hillside. A cloud of red drops from the belly—it is Phos-Chek, a fire retardant designed to keep the tinder-dry hills from burning. In the summer months, this image replays again and again. More than 150 times so far in 2021, […]