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Game Aerospace Acquires Grove Aircraft Landing Gear Systems, Accelerating GB2 Aircraft Development

BENTONVILLE, AR – January 15, 2025 - Game Composites has acquired Grove Aircraft Landing Gear Systems and rebranded as Game Aerospace. This strategic acquisition...

NASCAR Driver Garrett Smithley’s Dad Fighting California Wildfires Piloting DC-10 Air Tanker

As the fires rage in California, NASCAR driver Garrett Smithley is cheering on his dad who is fighting the flames from the sky. Flying a DC-10...

‘It’s a Nightmare’: DC 10 Pilot Describes Battling Calif. Wildfires

Capt. RK Smithley has helped drop over 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a dozen flights in two days LOS ANGELES — Capt....

Inside the Aerial Fire Response in Los Angeles County

Federal firefighters are working alongside state and local crews as hundreds of U.S. Forest Service personnel are on the frontlines of the Southern California...

UAFA and NWSA: National Firefighter Associations Warn Congress: America’s Wildfire Defense System Needs Immediate Overhaul

Joint Statement from United Aerial Firefighters Association and National Wildfire Suppression Association Calls for Urgent Congressional Action WASHINGTON, D.C. January 14, 2025 — Leading firefighter associations...

Statement From UAFA: Faster Wildfire Response is Critical for American Communities

- Massive wildfires tearing through California are a warning of similar disasters to follow unless we change how we combat these fires. Wildfires, like...

Inside the Dramatic Air Attack That Saved Brentwood and Encino From the Surging Palisades Fire

On Friday afternoon, the winds across the Santa Monica Mountains suddenly shifted, and the Palisades fire pushed north and east, making a run in...

Bridger Aerospace Secures $20 Million 5-Year Contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior

BELGRADE, Mont., Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger or “Bridger Aerospace”), (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s...

Piloting Super Scoopers: What It Takes to Pilot Firefighting Aircraft

Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven essential in fighting California's wildfires. The aircraft, capable of skimming...

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