Victorville Daily Press26d
Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
They'll add to what the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is using against the Los Angeles wildfires: The high-profile – and most eye-catching – firefighting aircraft is ...
Fox Business26d
See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfires
A multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Wildfires have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week, with five fires currently active in Los ...
Flightglobal5d
L3Harris Viper Shield EW system gets airborne on Block 70 F-16
L3Harris Technologies' Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has undergone its first flight on a Lockheed Martin F-16 ...
Orange County Register25d
Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...
The Washington Post29d
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
The Super Scooper is among an array of firefighting aircraft, including helicopters and air tankers, that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and the L.A. County ...
NBC Los Angeles28d
High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, has a fleet of more than 60 aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state ...
USA Today27d
Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
They'll add to what the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is using against the Los Angeles wildfires: The high-profile – and most eye-catching – firefighting aircraft is ...