USAF C-130s return from fighting Western blazes
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, aircrews and…
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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…
Dreamliner fire probe focuses on beacon, Boeing shares rise
(Reuters) – British regulators investigating the fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner identified the plane’s emergency locator beacon as a likely source of the blaze…
Battery in Honeywell locator eyed in 787 fire
(Reuters) – Investigators are looking into whether a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner in London last week was caused by the battery of an emergency…
Boeing’s latest 787 fire poses major test of jet’s carbon skin
(Reuters) – Boeing faces a public and revealing test of the carbon-composite technology used in the 787 Dreamliner following a fire that broke out aboard…
London Heathrow airport was closed, Boeing 787 Dreamliner catches fire
LONDON: Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet is back in the news for the wrong reasons. Runways at London’s Heathrow airport have reopened after a fire on…
Gripen first to fire Meteor missile
In cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), defence and security company Saab has successfully conducted the first test firing of the version of…
Magicians Reborn as US Navy First Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
CORONADO, Calif. — (NNS) — Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically…
USAF Reservists ready for wildland fire season
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) — Despite the winter-like weather, Colorado Air Force reservists and their active-duty counterparts were recertified April 19-23 here to…
Ka-32A11BC demonstrates its firefighting capabilities at Aerial Firefighting Conference in France
As part of the Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative (GHFI), Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of the State Corporation Rostec) is a sponsor of…
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…
AW139 Delivered To Incheon Fire Fighting Department
AgustaWestland delivered an AW139 to the Incheon Fire Fighting Department in the Republic of Korea. The helicopter will perform fire fighting, emergency medical service, air…
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