Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Analysts with RAND Corp. argue the US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers and envision a whole new strike group to surround ...

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.

The following is the Jan. 17, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Air ...

Albuquerque-based is deploying its firefighting planes to help combat ongoing fires in Los Angeles. "We dropped almost ...

Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker Air Carrier is helping in the fight against wildfires burning in Los Angeles, California. TikTok ...

Show more Show less In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, an air tanker drops fire retardant on the Kenneth Fire in the Calabasas area of Los Angeles The new Kenneth Fire burst into life ...

A slew of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Blazes have been raging in the area for a week.

RK Smithley works for 10 Tanker Air Carrier, which operates a fleet of four DC-10-30 aircraft specifically modified for aerial firefighting. According to 10 Tanker’s fact sheet on their website, these ...

Overnight water drops in California are prompting discussions on if the technique is feasible in Arizona where most of those operations are suspended for a variety of factors.