Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can ...

MAFFS, or Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems, transforms a military transport into an aerial firefighter. In an interview ...

A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.

one of the largest number of aircraft at a fire event ever. Kelly McEvers reports on how it worked. KELLY MCEVERS, BYLINE: It was Friday night, January 10, Day 4 of the fires. The wind changed ...

As severe wildfires continue carving destruction though the Los Angeles area, the US military has deployed aircraft to help ... with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), have been ...

More than 1,600 California National Guard soldiers are active in efforts to fight the multiple wildfires burning around Los ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service ...

(KTLA) – A firefighting aircraft that was operating over the Palisades Fire is grounded and out of service after it was struck and damaged by a civilian’s drone on Thursday afternoon ...

The first round, in May 2024, included both Italian military and civilian ... to clients is a multi-mission aircraft, able to perform not only fire-fighting missions, but also cargo and MEDEVAC.