Tag: Aerial firefighting

The Last Martin JRM Mars Flying Boat Flew for the Final Time

The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a…

Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan NG emerges as…

MAFFS-Equipped C-130s Join the Fight Against Raging Los Angeles Fires

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as…

78 Years Old Martin JRM Mars Retires To Museum

One of the only two surviving Martin JRM Mars flying boats was…

Leonardo Unveils New Firefighting Configuration For The C-27J Next Generation

The versatile C-27J cargo aircraft will be able to perform this mission…

Breathtaking Video of Croatian Canadair CL-415 Diving at Treetop Level Downhill During Aerial Firefighting Mission

The video further highlights how hazardous firefighting missions can be. Last year,…