Unauthorized drones grounded aerial firefighting operations over an active Arkansas wildfire, halting air tankers mid-mission and accelerating fire spread.
Robert 'Wip' Wiplinger, founder of Wipaire and creator of the Wipline float and Fire Boss, has died, leaving a legacy across seaplane and firefighting aviation.
France has fitted an A400M Atlas with an experimental retardant kit and deployed it against the Gironde wildfire, testing a new firefighting surge capability.