Outside the thriving desert mecca of Tucson in southern Arizona lies a little-known piece of aviation history among the local ...

There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.

Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has reopened to help host the air tankers and other aircraft being sent to aid in the Southern California wildfires. "We have 4 water scooping aircraft that can ...

Compare that to this 1970s plane, which could only drop 200 gallons of water at ... almost all the aircraft used to fight fires were retired or salvaged World War II aircraft. Tanks were strapped ...

Tanker aircraft play a vital role in these operations, enabling fighter jets, bombers and surveillance aircraft to operate without fuel limitations. Resultantly, the tanker aircraft market has ...

A second four-engined turboprop Electra tanker aircraft arrived in Bolivia Monday ... company Air Spray may carry up to 11,300 liters of water. “We are attacking fires by land and air, sparing ...

The Hawk only has a fixed tank, but can drop up to 3,785 litres ... firefighting organisations to be able to access water-bombing aircraft typically stationed in California. Days before one ...