07-Dec-25 - Countries approving Recoil Aerospace’s 1,000-gallon (3,785 liters) Tsunami external tank for UH-60 helicopters now include the U.S. (FAA), EU (EASA), Canada, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Morocco and South Korea. #firefighting
18-Nov-25 - The Czech Republic has acquired the first two PZL-Mielec S-70i helicopters, which will be completed by United Rotorcraft in the Firehawk configuration for firefighting missions across Europe under the European Commission’s RescEU program, marking the international debut of the type #firefighting
29-Oct-25 - The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) has ordered two additional Lockheed Martin Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk helicopters, adding to the three S-70A and two S-70i aircraft already in service. #LosAngeles
03-Sep-25 - Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) have announced a 5-year initiative to expand the research, innovation, and operational capabilities of aviation resources to fight against wildfires #firefighting
06-Aug-25 - United Rotorcraft, the MRO division of Air Methods, obtained its first international contract for the Firehawk firefighter helicopter by converting two legacy UH-60 Black Hawks of the Colombian Air Force #Firehawk
31-Jul-25 - California has completed a multi-year effort to modernize its aerial firefighting fleet with the final delivery of two of its Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk helicopters. The last two aircraft arrived in Sacramento, bringing CAL FIRE’s fleet to a total of 16 stationed throughout the state #firefighting
22-May-25 - Air Methods’ customization division, United Rotorcraft, to deliver two ex US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawks helicopters in a Firehawk configuration to Kern County, California #KernCounty
01-May-25 - California firefighters witnessed water drops from an autonomous Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter guided by Rain wildfire mission autonomy technology #firefighting
12-Mar-25 - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approves the Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for Recoil’s Aerial Fire Suppression System (AFSS) Tank for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter #firefighting
23-Jun-23 - California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) firefighter Black Hawk, operated by PJ Helicopters, will support the Marin County Fire Department in fighting wildfires #firefighting
12-Apr-23 - California-based Rain Industries remotely commands a Sikorsky UH-60 Fire Hawk helicopter via satellite link from a central command center #firefighting
16-May-22 - Australian Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment has received further U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) of the FT4500 fire tank for Black Hawk helicopter models including UH-60A, EH-60A, HH-60A, S-70, S-70C, S-70A and S-70M #firefighting
23-Mar-22 - United Rotorcraft (Air Methods), delivered an aerial fire system for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter #SantaBarbara
14-Oct-21 - Canadian DART Aerospace in new partnership with United Rotorcraft, the exclusive completion center for the Firehawk firefighter helicopter, for the development and certification of lightweight Fire Attack® systems #firefighting
