Government Announce Military Aircraft to Be Equipped to Fight Wildfires

Britain to use military aircraft to fight climate change-fuelled wildfires

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would for the first time ​use military helicopters and ‌aircraft to fight wildfires after its hottest summer on record, as the government steps up efforts to ‌combat ​a threat ⁠it says is being ⁠fu...

Government announce military aircraft to be equipped to fight wildfires

Military aircraft will be equipped to tackle wildfires as part of a new UK Government strategy to combat rising blazes.

RAF Chinooks and A400M to fight UK wildfires from the sky

The Royal Air Force will equip its Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas transport aircraft to fight fires, giving Britain an aerial firefighting capability permanently based in the United Kingdom for the first time. The post RAF Chinooks and A400M to fight UK wildfires from the sky first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

UK to draft in military aircraft to fight wildfires, Burnham says

The prime minister is hosting the UK's first wildfire summit to prepare for future blazes after a record summer 2026.

Government equips military planes to fight wildfires after summer blazes

The UK experienced a summer of hot and dry weather, with multiple heatwaves declared