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  1. Gord Johns advocates for a national aerial firefighting plan, involving retrofitting into next-gen airtankers in Canada.

The Senate committee called for a new national fleet, leading to the retirement of the CC-130H Hercules and the plan to convert them for firefighting using Coulson Aviation and Lockheed Martin.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Aug 7
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The Senate committee called for a new national fleet, leading to the retirement of the CC-130H Hercules and the plan to convert them for firefighting using Coulson Aviation and Lockheed Martin.

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  1. The federal government is phasing out Canada's fleet, selling ten planes to Coulson Aviation, and Kingfisher will replace Hercules for SAR operations.Sub-event
  2. Senate calls for national fleet; RCARF retires CC-130H Hercules; Coulson Aviation to convert for firefighting.1 source

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