Nova Scotia is getting its new wildfire fighting helicopters from aerospace company Airbus.
The new water bombers will replace the fleet of four helicopters that helped fight devastating wildfires in Nova Scotia in 2023.
Those helicopters have reached the point where they’re needing increased maintenance, which led to the province’s decision to purchase new aircraft.
“It was coming to that maintenance schedule where it was going to cost a lot of money,” said Tory Rushton, minister of natural resources and renewables.
The contract is valued at about $25 million, although the province plans to sell its existing helicopters to bring down the overall cost.
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