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Spain Deploys Dozens of Aircraft to Fight Wildfires

JUBRIQUE, Spain — Soldiers were deployed Sunday in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is burning for a fourth...

National sovereign Large Air Tanker boosts bushfire protection ahead of summer

A Large Air Tanker (LAT) will be based in Australia on year-round standby for aerial assaults on bushfires across the country following a $4...

DART Aerospace – Innovating for a Safer Tomorrow

In the aerospace world, industry juggernaut companies often start with humble beginnings; DART and Simplex Aerospace are two of those companies. With parallel origins,...

Columbia Helicopters Wins Turkey Firefighting Contract

Columbia Helicopters last month signed a contract partnering with CMC Savunma Sanayi A.S. to provide two (2) Columbia 234 Multi-Mission Chinooks for firefighting and...

Fire Authority Must be Designated a Defense Agency

The Israel Fire and Rescue Service is a small agency that cannot truly counter extreme-case scenarios. Upgrading its status to a state-level defense organization...

Large Air Tanker Due to Touch Down This Month

A Large Air Tanker (LAT) will soon arrive in Bundaberg, just in time for the next bushfire season. The LAT will remain in Australia for...

Russian Beriev BE-200 Aircraft Crashes in Turkey

A Russian Navy Beriev Be-200 (RF-88450) amphibious water bomber crashed into high terrain in Turkey on August 14th near Kahramanmaras, about 34 miles northwest...

All major wildfires extinguished in Turkey: Forestry Minister

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli had good news on Thursday for the nation mourning the loss of thousands of hectares of forests to wildfires,...

Greece to Modernize Aerial Firefighting Fleet After Record Fire Season

Greece announced a plan this week to spend 1.7 billion euros on modernizing the country's aerial firefighting capabilities in a parliamentary session where Prime...

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