28th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster
The largest nuclear power plant disaster that the world has ever seen – at Chernobyl – took place on the night of the 25-26 April…
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Tottori Prefecture Orders the AW139 Helicopter for Firefighting
Tottori Prefecture Fire Fighting and Disaster Prevention Agency has chosen the AW139 medium twin helicopter to meet its operational requirement following a tender process. This…
Russian Helicopters showcases new Ansat and Ka-226T at Russian Centre for Disaster Medicine
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Rostec State Corporation, demonstrated the medical versions of the light Ansat and Ka-226T helicopters to officials at…
Eurocopter delivers an AS365 N3 to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency for operations in Miyagi Prefecture
Eurocopter’s recent delivery of the AS365 N3 is the Fire and Disaster Management Agency’s (FDMA) third helicopter of this model. The brand new aircraft began…
Eurocopter Japan delivers the first helicopter equipped for high-speed, real-time data transmission to Japans Fire and Disaster Management Agency
The capabilities of Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) in crisis response and coordination will be significantly improved following its introduction of a Eurocopter…
U.S. weighs aircraft for post-disaster communications
REUTERS: U.S. regulators are looking for ways to accelerate the use of drones and other aerial technologies to restore communications after disasters like 2005’s Hurricane…
Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency Orders an AW139
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan has signed a contract…
USAF Special operations C-130s, Airmen provide disaster relief in Haiti
1/14/2010Â -Â HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Airmen and C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Special Operations Command here landed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the evening of Jan. 13…
Pilot error blamed for Emirates near disaster at Melbourne Airport
A NEAR disaster involving an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport was the result of human error by two apparently alert pilots, air safety investigators believe….
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