Bundesheerhelicopter Used This Year in 17 Forest Fires

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Helicopters of the Bundesheer have already been requested 17 times this year to fight forest fires – while in 2025 only one such operation was completed. This year more than three million litres of extinguishing water were transported to often difficult-to-reach fire areas. The pilots completed almost 340 flight hours. The close coordination with the fire brigades is decisive for precise discards, according to the Ministry of Defence on Sunday. …

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More than three million litres of extinguishing water have been transported by helicopters.

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Austrian army helicopters have been deployed to fight forest fires 17 times this year, compared to only one such operation in 2025. This was announced on Sunday by Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP), TASR writes, citing the APA agency.

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New transport aircraft are equipped with extinguishing function The helicopters of the Bundesheer have already been requested 17 times this year to combat forest fires from the air. By comparison: In the entire year 2025 the army helicopters were only once in use in a forest fire. Since the beginning of the year the German helicopters have already more than three million liters of extinguishing water in often difficult accessible [...] The post …