Retired Luftwaffe Transall airlifters to return as armored firefighting aircraft
Two Transall C-160Ds retired by the German Air Force are being prepared for a return to flight as…
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Refers to aircraft designed for aerial firefighting—specifically, those equipped to drop large quantities of water or fire retardant on wildfires.
France rushes A400M into firefighting role over Gironde wildfire
France has carried out the first operational firefighting mission by an Airbus A400M Atlas, using the military transport…
Neptune Aviation to convert first Airbus A319 into firefighting water bombers
Neptune Aviation Services plans to convert Airbus A319 aircraft into water bombers to enhance its aerial firefighting capabilities. …
Martin Mars water bomber completes last flight after 50 years fighting wildfires
The Martin JRM Mars, a water bomber that has been fighting wildfires for more than 50 years, has…
Croatia orders two De Havilland Canada DHC-515 waterbombers for EU wildfires
The Croatian government has signed a contract to acquire two De Havilland Canada DHC-515 Firefighters, just a day…
Greece signs contract to acquire seven De Havilland Canada DHC-515 Firefighters
The Greek government has signed a contract for the purchase of seven De Havilland Canada DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft…
Embraer C-390 completes waterbomber certification flight
The Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft successfully completed water bomber tests for firefighting missions. The test was performed with…
Flying through fire and bias as a female water bomber pilot
Recurring heat waves and droughts during the past 20 years have led to wildfires destroying twice as much…
China’s AG600M completes maiden takeoff and landing on water
The AG600M, an upgraded version of the AG600 seaplane developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC),…
Airbus tests conversion of A400M aircraft into water bomber
Airbus successfully tested a plug-and-play conversion kit for the A400M military transport aircraft to turn it into a…
C-130 crashes during firefighting mission in Australia, 3 dead
A C-130 Hercules water bomber crashed during a fire fighting operation in Australia on January 23, 2020. The…
Water bombers scramble to fight the Amazon forest fires
The Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro authorized two C-130 Hercules of the Brazilian Air Force to participate in fighting…