Firehawk Aerospace test-fires a GMLRS-equivalent hybrid rocket engine from a purpose-built, mobile platform. (Firehawk Aerospace) Firehawk Aerospace recently conducted its first flight test of a ...

San Diego Fire-Rescue’s S-70i Firehawk dropping water. Photo courtesy United Rotorcraft Call it the lucky thirteenth. San Diego County is introducing a thirteenth firefighting chopper to its fleet: ...

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...

According to data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), this year alone America had to fight 48,458 wildfires, and lost 4.3 million acres of wilderness in the process. At the rate things ...

The California state fire agency is partnering with rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky to explore how autonomous vertical-lift solutions can improve wildfire response. Under a five-year initiative ...

Tires are often compared to shoes because they serve as the sole contact points between a vehicle or person and the ground. Like shoes, tires are made in different designs and materials for specific ...

For two years, I’ve had Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 summer tires installed on my own personal vehicle. The value-per-dollar proposition these tires offered intrigued me, as I am squarely in their ...