Saudi Arabia Acquires Domestic Aerial Firefighting Capability

thrush 710P

Thrush 710P Fire Bird.

Credit: Thrush Aircraft
ROME—Saudi Arabia will establish a national aerial firefighting service using Thrush agricultural aircraft. Eight dual-cockpit Thrush 710P aircraft will be operated in the country through a contract led by Advanced Aircraft Technology (AAT) and partners Dynamic Aviation and Spanish firm...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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