This will allow to complete the final configuration of the aircraft by Q4 2025 and achieve the military certification. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The aircraft are there to contain the fire the best they ... the aircraft was built for military combat and this was what made it one of the best weapons for fighting fires.

McNally confirmed that the crew was able to land the Super Scooper safely, but said that the aircraft was out of commission for approximately five days as the Palisades Fire raged on. During the ...

He lost his mobile home in the Palisades fire. KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports on Feb. 8, 2025. A small commuter aircraft that crashed in western Alaska Thursday was found on sea ice on Friday ...

In California, a man has pleaded guilty to flying a drone so recklessly in the direction of the fire during the fierce forest fires in Los Angeles in January that it damaged a fire-fighting aircraft.

I did aircraft ... say their military experience has taught them to remain calm under pressure and think strategically - qualities that have been crucial in fighting the Palisades Fire.

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.