An inquiry into the devastating Orroral Valley fire near Canberra in 2020 has found the crew of a Defence helicopter who ...

A coroner's inquiry into the devastating Orroral Valley fire south of Canberra has criticised the crew of a defence ...

A "systemic failure" by the Australian Defence Force has been partly blamed for a major Black Summer blaze sparked by an army ...

The crew of a helicopter that sparked a devastating Orroral Valley bushfire were "unaware of the risk the searchlight posed", ...

A helicopter uses its searchlight as it flies above the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ...

A helicopter uses its searchlight as it flies above the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday night, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ...

Of the $4 million, $3.7 million will go toward a new helicopter, which will bring the fleet to three and be armed with a searchlight and infrared systems similar to those of a patrol car.

Aircraft Down A helicopter uses its searchlight as it flies above the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday night, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo ...

One resident said she saw police activity on the ground in the area of Hearst Avenue and Eighth Street as a helicopter circled overhead with its searchlight on. The CHP said the incident is ongoing.

The 2023 Airbus H125 helicopter will allow the Texas Game Warden Aviation Unit to expand their statewide response capacity for natural disasters, search and rescue incidents, air patrols and more.