EU Bolsters Aircraft Fleet To Fight Wildfires

Graham Warwick June 07, 2023
Hellenic Air Force
Greece is among EU nations that committed Canadair waterbombers to the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet.
Credit: Hellenic Air Force
The EU has doubled the size of its rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s wildfire season. A pledge to increase the size of the multinational fleet was made by European Commission President Ursula von de Leyden in September after a 2022 wildfire season that was the second worst on record...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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