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 ...

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

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 intensifying globally, ...

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 ...