U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting ... lands at a tanker base ...

Too old for the truck but too stubborn to stop, these veteran CFA volunteers are giving water bombers what they need to fight Victoria's national park bushfires.

Saab has received an order from BAE Systems Hägglunds for the sighting and fire control system UTAAS for CV90 tracked ...

A dramatic video takes viewers inside the cockpit of a California Air National ... aircraft lands at a tanker base, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes." The Hughes Fire has now burned ...

An aircraft operations manager is coming from New Zealand to help with the fire fighting efforts ... of the state for any new fires. Two large air tankers, including a C130 Hercules from NSW ...

Fire fighting Resources Assigned “Several fires ... The NIFC reported that Very Large Air Tankers (Very LATs) have been especially crucial in reducing the intensity of expanding fire perimeters ...

When the wildfires broke out on Jan. 7 across Los Angeles County, the unprecedented force of the Santa Ana winds delayed the aerial firefighting response. Although winds reached 100 mph at their peak, ...

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Low-cost drones have been used as cheap and effective weapons in conflicts like Ukraine. The US is rapidly developing its own ...

The American Red Cross is assisting a husband-wife who were were left homeless Friday night after flames consumed their large ...

The RNZAF has test fired the Penguin Mk2 Mod 7 anti-ship missile (AShM) for the first time since it was first adopted a ...

Given the events in Southern California earlier this month it is difficult to pick any other topic to discuss. The Eaton Fire ...