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The challenging year of 2020 has identified that international cross-border cooperation related to the prevention of and the response to wildfires is more important than ever. With landscape firefighting missions moving through Europe, there’s no surprise that the pan-European rescEU Commission has recently received a significant investment boost to expand its aerial firefighting capability. Tangent Link Ltd, organizers of the internationally acclaimed series of aerial firefighting events...

One if the few bonuses of the 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK was the dramatic reduction of aircraft noise around our homes. Certainly in the Southeast of England, it gave us some thought as to the number of aircraft in the sky, and what the consequences might be if something went wrong… Aviation in the UK is split between what is known as Commercial Airport Transport (CAT) and General Aviation (GA). The CAT sector operates out of 25 airports and accounts for around 900 aircraft. Howeve...

Globally renowned defense, aerospace and security company, BAE Systems announced unveiling its 360 Multi-function Vehicle Protection (MVP) Sensor as part of the company’s integrated vehicle protection system (VPS) suite. The 360 MVP Sensor provides enhanced visibility even in dark and dull light settings, situational awareness, threat warning, and effective counter measures deployment to protect armored vehicles and crews. 360 Multi-function VPS The company, BAE Systems say that their 36...

Constraining aerial firefighting costs through effective operations was one of the key themes of the conference Vancouver played host to the fourth Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting Conference recently. A report from the Conference Chairman.The fourth northern hemisphere Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting Conference, held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in the Winter Olympic city of Vancouver, proved an attractive venue for North American Firefighters. Delegates attended a...

The conference will bring together experts on aerial fire suppression  LADAR, or laser radar, is the latest technology to be studied for its use in detecting wildfires.Lockheed Martin, developer of LADAR (Laser Radar) will be reviewing the capabilities, answering questions and discussing the possible implementations of this powerful technology at Tangent Link's Aerial Firefighting Conference & Exhibition in Vancouver, 16-17th March, 2010.Any improvement in the m...