Saab Receives Order for Two Further Firefighting Aircraft
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), is exercising an option in their contract with Saab regarding aerial firefighting capability in
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Saab Supplying Sweden with Firefighting Capabilities
Saab has received an order from MSB, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, regarding Sweden’s aerial firefighting capabilities. The contract is
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Coulson Aviation Identifies Three U.S. Veterans Killed in C-130 Crash in Australia
Coulson Aviation has identified the three American ex-service members who were killed when an EC-130Q Hercules firefighting aircraft crashed in
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New Zealand Defence Force Supports Australia’s Emergency Bushfire Response
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel and equipment are supporting Australia’s emergency bushfire response. The NZDF currently has 116
Read moreCoulson Aviation C-130 Hercules Firefighting Aircraft Crashes in Australia Killing Three Crew Members
A Lockheed Martin EC-130Q firefighting aircraft, operated by Coulson Aviation, has crashed in the Australian state of New South Wales
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Elbit Systems Demos Hydrop High-Altitude High-Precision Aerial Firefighting Solution
Elbit Systems completed a successful field demonstration of its patented Hydrop system, an innovative solution enabling high-altitude high-precision aerial firefighting.
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United Rotorcraft, Sikorsky Deliver Three S-70i FIREHAWK Helicopters to California Firefighting Agencies
United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced deliveries of three new S-70i
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Coulson Aviation to Install RADS-XXL Firefighting System on CAL FIRE C-130H Aircraft Fleet
Coulson Aviation has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to install their Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS)-XXL Firefighting Systems
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Italy’s National Fire Corps Receives First Two Leonardo AW139 Helicopters
The Italian National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fuoco), part of the Ministry of the Interior, took delivery of the first
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Korea, Malaysia Add Leonardo AW189 Helicopters to Their Firefighting Fleets
The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia) and Korea’s Seoul Fire Department are beginning operations with
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Leonardo Introduces C-27J Spartan in Firefighting Configuration Equipped with Simplex Aerospace’s Roll-On/Roll-Off Fire Attack System (FAS)
Leonard has introduced the firefighting configuration of the C-27J Spartan aircraft equipped with a roll-on/roll-off Fire Attack System (FAS) made
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