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Cal Fire, Skyryse Launch Multi-Year Optionally Piloted Aerial Firefighting Partnership

Cal Fire has signed a multiyear agreement with autonomy specialist Skyryse to equip several of its aerial firefighting aircraft with optionally piloted technology. The collaboration aims to simplify first responders’ workload and enhance safety and operational flexibility during wildfire suppression missions.

2025-07-02T13:57:39.623240-07:00

AeroTime

Manitoba Confirms Purchase of Three Next-Gen DHC-515 Firefighter Aircraft

2025-06-16T05:22:02.724659-07:00

FlightGlobal

Airbus A400M Completes 20,000 L Firefighting Test Campaign in France

2025-06-26T01:47:24.943698-07:00

Vertical Mag

Coulson Aviation Canada to Conduct First NVG-Enabled Night Aerial Firefighting Missions with BC Wildfire Service

2025-06-19T10:55:03.165793-07:00

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Vertical Mag

Global Aerial Firefighting Operators Gear Up for Northern Hemisphere Fire Season As the Northern Hemisphere’s wildfire season approaches, leading aerial firefighting operators worldwide are reassessing fleet readiness, exploring new platforms and partnerships, and bolstering deployment plans to respond to escalating fire risk.

2025-07-04T17:15:16.068911-07:00

Global Aerial Firefighting Operators Gear Up for Northern Hemisphere Fire Season

Vertical Mag

Global Aerial Firefighting Leaders Gear Up for Intensified Northern Hemisphere Season As the Northern Hemisphere’s peak fire season nears, leading aerial firefighting operators worldwide are bolstering fleets, enhancing cross-border resource sharing and scaling up readiness. From upgraded contracts and crew deployments to coordinated command centers, the sector is preparing for more frequent and severe wildfire outbreaks.

2025-07-03T06:03:14.282330-07:00

Global Aerial Firefighting Leaders Gear Up for Intensified Northern Hemisphere Season

Vertical Mag

Advances in Fire Chemistry Are Transforming Aerial Firefighting Emerging fire-retardant formulations and advanced chemical additives are reshaping aerial firefighting tactics. New gel carriers extend retardant hang time and enhance coverage, while bio-based agents reduce environmental impact, giving pilots greater precision in battling increasingly severe wildfires.

2025-07-03T04:59:15.496226-07:00

Advances in Fire Chemistry Are Transforming Aerial Firefighting

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Luxembourg’s Cargolux Commits Eight Freighters to Turkey Wildfire Response Cargolux, Luxembourg’s flagship cargo carrier, has deployed eight freighters to aid Turkey’s wildfire suppression efforts, offering rapid-response lift for aerial firefighting. The commitment underscores the carrier’s strategic pivot into emergency response operations as the region grapples with increasingly severe fire seasons.

2025-07-02T21:54:42.788006-07:00

Luxembourg’s Cargolux Commits Eight Freighters to Turkey Wildfire Response

Flying Magazine

Cal Fire, Skyryse Launch Multi-Year Optionally Piloted Aerial Firefighting Partnership Cal Fire has signed a multiyear agreement with autonomy specialist Skyryse to equip several of its aerial firefighting aircraft with optionally piloted technology. The collaboration aims to simplify first responders’ workload and enhance safety and operational flexibility during wildfire suppression missions.

2025-07-02T13:57:39.623240-07:00

Cal Fire, Skyryse Launch Multi-Year Optionally Piloted Aerial Firefighting Partnership

AerialFire

Final B-17 Air Tanker Flight Draws WWII Flying Fortress Era to a Close The last operational B-17 Flying Fortress converted as an air tanker has completed its final wildfire suppression sortie, closing a decades-long chapter of WWII-era bombers in aerial firefighting as operators grapple with the mounting maintenance demands of aging warbirds.

2025-07-01T08:06:43.093945-07:00

Final B-17 Air Tanker Flight Draws WWII Flying Fortress Era to a Close

AirMed&Rescue

Positive Aviation Secures €8M to Advance FF72 Firefighting Aircraft Development Positive Aviation has closed an €8 million funding round to propel its FF72 amphibious firefighting aircraft toward prototype completion and initial flight tests, and is targeting an additional €2 million via crowdfunding to accelerate production milestones.

2025-07-01T07:57:07.651042-07:00

Positive Aviation Secures €8M to Advance FF72 Firefighting Aircraft Development

Aerospace America

CAL FIRE Trials German-Built Autonomous Drones for Precise Wildfire Mapping CAL FIRE and a German UAV developer have trialled autonomous wildfire-tracking drones at UC Davis’s McLaughlin Natural Reserve, logging about 65 flight hours and 200 sorties during the Palisades Fire. The partnership aims to integrate precise fire mapping and future autonomous suppression payloads to bolster aerial firefighting.

2025-06-30T12:35:28.863688-07:00

CAL FIRE Trials German-Built Autonomous Drones for Precise Wildfire Mapping

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