Death on the Widemouth 2
How staffing shortfalls and extreme heat fractured federal aerial firefighting Aerospace & Emergency Response Desk Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis gave the order himself: get everyone out. A Sikorsky S-64…
Europe’s Firehawk Shift: How Poland-Built Rotorcraft Are Redefining Wildfire Response
On July 14, PZL Mielec began building Europe’s first S-70 Firehawk, a purpose-built firefighting helicopter constructed for the Czech Republic’s Ministry of the Interior. Lockheed Martin, which owns the Polish…
Strained Wings: How Defense Demands and Logistics Bottlenecks Threaten America’s Aerial Firefighting Backstop
On July 14, Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev halted additional CENTCOM military landings at Ben Gurion Airport. American refueling aircraft had occupied civilian aprons well past an agreed cap of…