Alberta is spending $400 million to add five new water bombers to its aging firefighting fleet over the next several years.

The Canadian province of Alberta has committed C$400 million to purchase five DHC-515 water bombers from De Havilland Canada, with deliveries beginning in 2031 as the manufacturer ramps up production ...

Alberta is spending $400 million to buy five brand new water bombers – built within the province – Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday. The investment into the Canadair 515 (DHC-515) aircrafts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Work on the province's fifth water bomber is expected to be completed in time for the 2026 wildfire season. (Submitted by Bruce ...

Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that aerospace engineering company De Havilland will be building five new water bomber firefighting planes for the province. The premier said it's part of a ...

The Alberta government is buying in its own backyard, set to announce a major deal on Tuesday to purchase new water bombers ...

(Adnan Beci/AFP/AFP) The Canadair water bomber revolutionized the fight against wildfires after it debuted in the skies decades ago. Then demand waned and production stopped, but with major blazes ...

The president of Turkey has ordered two unique water bombers from a remote airline in Northern Canada. These bombers have to make a trans Atlantic flight during an especially cold winter. These ...

CALGARY - Alberta is spending $400 million to add five new water bombers to its aging firefighting fleet over the next several years.

Canadair CL-415 planes, the workhorse of international aerial efforts to fight blazes, are making a comeback, like the one seen here over a 2025 wildfire in Albania ...