Review of aerial suppression effectiveness research literature

 

Review of aerial suppression effectiveness research literature. 

Prepared for the Natural Hazards Research Australia. 

Project Why fly? How do we know that aerial firefighting operations are effective and efficient 

https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/Review-of-aerial-suppression-effectiveness-literature_final.pdf

Ukrainian Forces Will Receive Swedish Kreuger Interceptor Drones This Winter - Militarnyi

 https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrainian-forces-will-receive-swedish-kreuger-interceptor-drones-this-winter/

US Marine Corps Increases Affordable Mass Demonstrations with Successful Red Wolf™ Low-Altitude Live Fire

https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/editorial/2025/12/us-marine-corps-increases-affordable-mass-demonstrations-successful-red

Leonardo’s Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator Makes First Flight in Italy

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/21/leonardo-ngctr-demonstrator-first-flight/

Uncertain Future for Leonardo’s UK Division Amid Contract Delays

Uncertain Future for Leonardo's UK Division Amid Contract Delays
https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/21/leonardo-uk-uncertain-future/

SJ-100’s PD-8 engine passes blade-out containment tests

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/sj-100s-pd-8-engine-passes-blade-out-containment-tests/165773.article

ZeroAvia secures immediate future with latest funding round

https://www.flightglobal.com/zeroavia-secures-immediate-future-with-latest-funding-round/165777.article

US Army developing Black Hawk overhaul plan to keep UH-60Ms flying beyond 2050

https://www.army.mil/article/289724/army_seeks_industry_input_on_black_hawk_modernization_and_sustainment_program

Spain orders 18 C295 transport aircraft

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-12-spain-orders-18-c295-transport-aircraft

Air Force designates Northrop Grumman’s Talon prototype as YFQ-48A

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4366136/air-force-designates-northrop-grummans-talon-prototype-as-yfq-48a/

Airbus cierra con Defensa el mayor contrato de helicópteros de su historia en España

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-s1m4_0hpk

Saab submits proposal for Canadian Gripen and GlobalEye production with over 12,000 jobs

https://defence-industry.eu/saab-submits-proposal-for-canadian-gripen-and-globaleye-production-with-over-12000-jobs/

Bombardier Global 8000, World’s Fastest Business Jet, Receives U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification

https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardier-global-8000-worlds-fastest-business-jet-receives-us-federal-aviation

France to Build New Aircraft Carrier as Charles de Gaulle Nears Retirement

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/france-to-build-new-aircraft-carrier-as-charles-de-gaulle-nears-retirement/

Escalating Safety Crisis in Russian Aviation: Nine Technical Failures Reported in Just Six Days

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/escalating-safety-crisis-in-russian-aviation-nine-technical-failures-reported-in-just-six-days/

X-62 VISTA begins upgrade program, expanding boundaries in flight testing of autonomy and artificial intelligence

https://www.aftc.af.mil/News/Article/4364122/x-62-vista-begins-upgrade-program-expanding-boundaries-in-flight-testing-of-aut/

Russia Begins Flight Tests of New Engine on Su-57 Fighter

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/russia-begins-flight-tests-of-new-engine-on-su-57-fighter/

Russian Development of New Anti-Satellite Shrapnel Weapon Raises Global Security Concerns

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/russian-development-of-new-anti-satellite-shrapnel-weapon-raises-global-security-concerns/

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force Orders T-6JP Texan II Training Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/japans-air-self-defense-force-orders-t-6jp-texan-ii-training-aircraft/

Wheelchair user makes historic suborbital spaceflight with Blue Origin

https://www.aviation24.be/space/blue-origin/wheelchair-user-makes-historic-suborbital-spaceflight-with-blue-origin/

Gulfstream G300 makes first flight, launching super-midsize flight test programme

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/gulfstream/gulfstream-g300-makes-first-flight-launching-super-midsize-flight-test-programme/

Royal Air Maroc unveils major 2026 network expansion with nine new international routes

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/royal-air-maroc/royal-air-maroc-unveils-major-2026-network-expansion-with-nine-new-international-routes/

Operation Christmas Drop 2025: USAF, allies, and partners to deliver donated supplies

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2025/12/22/operation-christmas-drop-2025-usaf-allies-and-partners-to-deliver-donated-supplies/

Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL

• https://wisk.aero/newsroom/wisk-completes-first-flight-of-generation-6-autonomous-evtol
• https://youtu.be/8JNHh0pI4Ps

Coulson lanza una versión apagafuegos del B767

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/coulson-lanza-una-version-apagafuegos-del-b767/

Un avión monoplaza de cartón ¡que se vuela sin licencia!

Un avión monoplaza de cartón ¡que se vuela sin licencia!
https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/un-avion-monoplaza-de-carton-que-se-vuela-sin-licencia/

Kepplair cambia su interés del A330 al ATR-72 para crear su avión antiincendios

Kepplair cambia su interés del A330 al ATR-72 para crear su avión antiincendios
https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/kepplair-cambia-su-interes-del-a330-al-atr-72-para-crear-su-avion-antiincendios/

[Podcast] Fiat y Misubitshi en la IIGM: ¿hicieron lo mejor para sus bolsillos y lo peor para sus ejercitos?

[Podcast] Fiat y Misubitshi en la IIGM: ¿hicieron lo mejor para sus bolsillos y lo peor para sus ejercitos?
https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-fiat-y-misubitshi-en-la-iigm-hicieron-lo-mejor-para-sus-bolsillos-y-lo-peor-para-sus-ejercitos/

Coulson Aviation Announces Launch of Boeing 767 VLAT Program - Coulson Aviation

https://coulsonaviation.com/news/coulson-aviation-announces-launch-of-boeing-767-vlat-program/

Russia Attacked Odesa Region with New Shahed Modification with Optics - Militarnyi

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-attacked-odesa-region-with-new-shahed-modification-with-optics/

Material didáctico para la realización de actividades sobre incendios forestales.

https://www.miteco.gob.es/content/dam/miteco/es/biodiversidad/temas/incendios-forestales/fuego_en_el_corazon_tcm30-153465.pdf

El regreso del Stuka Junkers Ju 87 a los cielos: una pieza única de la historia de la aviación

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-regreso-del-stuka-junkers-ju-87-a-los-cielos-una-pieza-unica-de-la-historia-de-la-aviacion/

Kepplair cambia su interés del A330 al ATR-72 para crear su avión antiincendios

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/kepplair-cambia-su-interes-del-a330-al-atr-72-para-crear-su-avion-antiincendios/

Coup dur pour l'EuroDrone : La marine allemande va se procurer des drones américains MQ-9B SeaGuardian - Zone Militaire

https://www.opex360.com/2025/12/18/coup-dur-pour-leurodrone-la-marine-allemande-va-se-procurer-des-drones-americains-mq-9b-seaguardian/

La Princesa de Asturias realiza su primer vuelo en solitario en la AGA

https://ejercitodelaireydelespacio.defensa.gob.es/EA/ejercitodelaire/es/Actualidad/Noticias/Noticia/e2f174be-dcc8-11f0-8ac6-005056a2cb59/?resourceId=e2f174be-dcc8-11f0-8ac6-005056a2cb59&path=/sites/internet.es/.content/noticiaEA/noticiaEA_01436.xml#gsc.tab=0 

Two Cameras and a Pylon: DIU Published Details of a Shahed with a R-60 Air-to-Air Missile - Militarnyi

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/two-cameras-and-a-pylon-diu-published-details-of-a-shahed-with-a-r-60-air-to-air-missile/

New interceptor aircraft can hunt and kill drones flying at 124 mph

https://interestingengineering.com/military/interceptor-aircraft-hunt-kill-drones

Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters | Airbus

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-12-spanish-ministry-of-defence-orders-100-airbus-helicopters 

[Podcast] Fiat y Misubitshi en la IIGM: ¿hicieron lo mejor para sus bolsillos y lo peor para sus ejercitos?

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-fiat-y-misubitshi-en-la-iigm-hicieron-lo-mejor-para-sus-bolsillos-y-lo-peor-para-sus-ejercitos/

Material failure involved in over half of serious V-22 Osprey safety incidents since 2021 | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/material-failure-involved-in-more-than-half-of-serious-osprey-safety-incidents-since-2021/165692.article

Turkey Shoots Down UAV Near Black Sea, Scrambles F-16s to Secure Airspace – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/turkey-shoots-down-uav-near-black-sea-scrambles-f-16s-to-secure-airspace/

FCAS on the Brink: European Fighter Jet Program Near Collapse as Talks Fail – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/fcas-on-the-brink-european-fighter-jet-program-near-collapse-as-talks-fail/

Titra Advances Uncrewed Helicopter Conversion as Turkey Tracks Global Rotorcraft Shift – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/titra-advances-uncrewed-helicopter-conversion-as-turkey-tracks-global-rotorcraft-shift/

SpiceJet and Natilus Partner to Launch Blended-Wing Aircraft in India – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/spicejet-and-natilus-partner-to-launch-blended-wing-aircraft-in-india/

Trump administration unveils 10-year strategy to advance US air taxi sector | News | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/trump-administration-unveils-10-year-strategy-to-advance-us-air-taxi-sector/165732.article

Bell and U.S. Army Advance MV-75 FLRAA Through Joint NASA Simulator Testing – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/bell-and-u-s-army-advance-mv-75-flraa-through-joint-nasa-simulator-testing/

Iberia operará esta Navidad más de 11500 vuelos

https://grupo.iberia.es/pressrelease/details/24507?ref=email

VC-25B Delivery Scheduled for Mid-2028

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/16/vc-25b-delivery-mid-2028/

Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/wisk-completes-first-flight-of-generation-6-autonomous-evtol-aircraft/

Drug seizures at Brussels Airport nearly double as cannabis and ketamine surge - Aviation24.be

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/drug-seizures-at-brussels-airport-nearly-double-as-cannabis-and-ketamine-surge/

Economy Seats Are Torture: Why They Hurt So Much

Ever fly Economy and felt like you were being tortured by the seat? It turns out that you're not being fussy, the seats really are horrible from an ergonomic point of view, which is why you're suffering. Oh, and that might be by design.

Continue Reading

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/aircraft-flight-economy-seat-uncomfortable/

Rolls-Royce begins AE 1107 engine testing to power new MV-75 FLRAA tilt-rotor for US Army

https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2025/16-12-2025-rr-begins-ae-1107-engine-testing-to-power-mv-75-flraa-for-army-prototypes.aspx

U.S. Navy Plans 216 New Trainer Jets to Replace Aging T-45 Goshawk Fleet – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/u-s-navy-plans-216-new-trainer-jets-to-replace-aging-t-45-goshawk-fleet/

Leonardo receives formal contract for Austrian air force M-346 F Block 20 acquisition | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/leonardo-receives-formal-contract-for-austrian-m-346-f-block-20-acquisition/165722.article

Archer Aviation Plans UK Engineering Hub to Support eVTOL and Defense Programs – Aviation News:

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/archer-aviation-plans-uk-engineering-hub-to-support-evtol-and-defense-programs/

Embraer delivers first A-29N Super Tucanos to the Portuguese Air Force and announces potential assembly line in Portugal

https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=23792-Embraer-delivers-first-A-29N-Super-Tucanos-to-the-Portuguese-Air-Force-and-announces-potential-assembly-line-in-Portugal 

Eve Celebrates Brazil’s Listing and Secures $40 Million Debt from BNDES to eVTOL Program

https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=23669-Eve-Celebrates-Brazil%E2%80%99s-Listing-and-Secures-%2440-Million-Debt-from-BNDES-to-eVTOL-Program

Russia to retire 300 ageing Mi-8 helicopters as safety limits reached

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/russia-mi-8-helicopters-retirement/

Dassault Aviation CEO unsure if FCAS fighter will go ahead | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dassault-aviation-ceo-says-unsure-if-fcas-fighter-project-will-go-ahead-2025-12-16/

[España] Cinco años implantando la excelencia en las compras públicas – Compra Pública Excelente

https://www.comprapublicaexcelente.es/cinco-anos-implantando-la-excelencia-en-las-compras-publicas/

FCAS fighter jet "very unlikely" after ministers' talks, source says | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/fcas-fighter-jet-very-unlikely-after-ministers-talks-source-says-2025-12-16/

China's Y-30 military transport aircraft flies for the first time

https://x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/2000844360871506383

Boeing’s Air Force One presidential jet program reaches $4.3B - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lETVnnjufjQ

China's CH-7 stealth combat drone completes maiden flight after years of development

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1350559.shtml

Russia's New Missile-Armed Drone Has Foreign, Western Parts: Ukraine - Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-new-missile-armed-shahed-drone-contains-foreign-parts-ukraine-2025-12

Thousands of Passengers Stuck across Europe as EasyJet, British, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM and More Airlines Face Over 50 Cancellations and 900 Delays in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy Including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva and Beyond - Travel And Tour World

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/thousands-of-passengers-stuck-across-europe-as-easyjet-british-air-france-lufthansa-klm-and-more-airlines-face-over-50-cancellations-and-900-delays-in-uk-france-germany-netherlands-italy-inclu/

Saab quiere volar un UAV diseñado para ser impreso en 3D

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/saab-quiere-volar-un-uav-disenado-para-ser-impreso-en-3d/

Jiu Tian, el portaaviones aéreo no tripulado chino, ya ha volado (Portaaviones aéreos 34)

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/jiu-tian-el-portaaviones-aereo-no-tripulado-chino-ya-ha-volado-portaaviones-aereos-34/

Failed 3D Printed Part Brings Down Small Plane

https://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/failed-3d-printed-part-brings-down-small-plane/

How Field Marshal Montgomery predicted the rise of drone warfare

https://www.defensenews.com/veterans/military-history/2025/12/15/how-field-marshal-montgomery-predicted-the-rise-of-drone-warfare/

Japan develops models of financial support for business in Ukraine

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/12/15/8011926/

Ukraine's health supplies hit in series of Russian strikes on medical warehouses

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlkk9qk7vyo

EU expands sanctions against Russia due to hybrid and cyber threats it poses | Ukrainska Pravda

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/12/15/8011907/

Air France A350 crippled by collapsed radome after bird-strike damage undetected

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/air-france-a350-crippled-by-collapsed-radome-after-bird-strike-damage-undetected/165651.article

Staff exodus hits ZeroAvia’s UK operation

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/staff-exodus-hits-zeroavias-uk-operation/165663.article

Saab innovation unit details 2026 flight-test plan for Ruby vehicle with ‘software-defined fuselage’

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/saab-innovation-unit-details-2026-flight-test-plan-for-ruby-vehicle-with-software-defined-fuselage/165676.article

Switzerland to trim F-35A purchase, with cost rises leaving 36-unit buy ‘not financially feasible’

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/switzerland-to-trim-f-35a-purchase-with-cost-rises-leaving-36-unit-buy-not-financially-feasible/165688.article

Surprise: Lufthansa Sells Two Boeing 747-8s… To The US Air Force?!

https://onemileatatime.com/news/lufthansa-sells-boeing-747/

Big businesses are cashing in on Trump’s tax cuts

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/big-businesses-are-cashing-in-on-trumps-tax-cuts/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace

FY2026 NDAA: Congress Pushes Back On Aircraft Cuts and Seeks Clarity On Next-Gen Programs

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/13/fy2026-ndaa-review/

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/14/navy-gao-v22-report/

Boeing Delivers B-52 with New Radar to U.S. Air Force for Testing

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131626

The MQ-20 Avenger Drone Explained

https://thedefensepost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thedefensepost.com/2025/12/11/mq20-avenger-drone-guide/amp/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=De%20%251%24s&aoh=17657525573683&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fthedefensepost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F11%2Fmq20-avenger-drone-guide%2F

EVIO has officially emerged from stealth mode unveiling its clean-sheet a hybrid-electric aircraf

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/evio-unveils-810-hybrid-electric-regional-aircraft-securing-450-pre-orders/

European Lunar Rover MONA LUNA Proves Agility in First ESA Field Trials

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/european-lunar-rover-mona-luna-proves-agility-in-first-esa-field-trials/

Netherlands Orders Skyranger Anti-Drone Systems in Major Air-Defence Upgrade

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/netherlands-orders-skyranger-anti-drone-systems-in-major-air-defence-upgrade/

UK’s First Electric Air-Taxi Routes Planned Between Canary Wharf and Major Transport Hubs

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/uks-first-electric-air-taxi-routes-planned-between-canary-wharf-and-major-transport-hubs/

Boeing Air Force One Delivery Pushed to 2028 Amid Ongoing Program Delays

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/boeing-air-force-one-delivery-pushed-to-2028-amid-ongoing-program-delays/

Crash Images Surface of World’s Last Operational Antonov An-22 in Russia

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/12/crash-images-surface-of-worlds-last-operational-antonov-an-22-in-russia/

Emergency landing on I-95 highway: Quick thinking averts tragedy in Florida [video]

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/emergency-landing-on-i-95-highway-quick-thinking-averts-tragedy-in-florida-video/

Drone incident forces runway change for two flights at Oslo Airport – Suspect questioned by police

https://www.aviation24.be/airport-operator/avinor/drone-incident-forces-runway-change-for-two-flights-at-oslo-airport-suspect-questioned-by-police/

Boeing 747 Cargo dumps fuel over Liège region after landing gear issue

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/challenge-airlines/boeing-747-cargo-dumps-fuel-over-liege-region-after-landing-gear-issue/

JetBlue flight halts climb to avoid near miss with U.S. Air Force tanker near Venezuela

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/jetblue/jetblue-flight-halts-climb-to-avoid-near-miss-with-u-s-air-force-tanker-near-venezuela/

Video shows skydiver’s miracle escape after chute caught on plane

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/12/video-shows-skydivers-miracle-escape-after-chute-caught-on-plane/

Boom Supersonic to Power AI Data Centers with Superpower Natural Gas Turbines; Adds $300 Million in New Funding

https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-to-power-ai-data-centers-with-superpower-natural-gas-turbines-adds-300-million-in-new-funding

Radial-flux motors supercharge new hybrid supersonic engine design

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/radial-flux-hybrid-electric-supersonic-engine/

Electra Aero y el resurgimiento (re-descubrimiento) de los aviones STOL militares

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/electra-y-el-resurgimiento-re-descubrimiento-de-los-aviones-stol-militares/

US FAA to review Boeing cockpit alerting system for MAX 10 | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-review-boeing-cockpit-alerting-system-max-10-2025-12-12/

Inside NDAA 2026: Congress blocks retirement of core USAF aircraft

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/unpacking-ndaa-2026-usaf-retirements-analysis/

Germany, France, Spain move to end deadlock in fighter jet dispute | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germany-france-spain-move-end-deadlock-fighter-jet-dispute-2025-12-11/