Supporting aerial firefighting missions, the Boeing 767 is set to become the next chapter in Coulson Aviation USA's Very Large Airtanker program (also known as VLAT). The program will mark a ...

A B.C. company has sued a U.S. rival, alleging it engaged in a deceitful scheme to exclude it from a multimillion-dollar contract to supply aerial firefighting equipment to South Korea ...

CAL FIRE is now the "world's largest aerial firefighting fleet". Governor Newsom announced the addition of two new Sikorsky S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters in a press conference Thursday, bringing CAL FIRE ...

Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc. is drawing renewed attention to its advanced aerial firefighting equipment as the wildland fire community observes the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 ...

California has completed the expansion of its aerial firefighting fleet with the addition of its final two Firehawk helicopters, bringing the total to 16. Cal Fire and Governor Gavin Newsom announced ...

Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc. has entered a new chapter of growth following the appointment of Steven Sawyer as President at Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc. in March 2025, positioning the Bend, ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters are relying more and more on aerial attacks to combat wildfires across Central California and the state, including the most recent "Boneyard Fire" along ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — As peak fire season escalates across San Diego County, emergency crews are taking their firefighting mission to new heights. On Tuesday, CAL FIRE brought together its aerial ...

The operation was conducted aerially at almost 9,500 feet. The army used the Mi-17V5 helicopters to conduct the firefighting operation. The aircraft dropped many gallons of water, almost 12,000 litres ...

The firefighting sorties were carried out at an altitude of around 9,500 feet, where thin air and rugged geography make flying far more challenging than operations in the plains.