Training pilots for firefighting aircraft priority for Defence Ministry

Ljubljana, 12 July - The first two of four Air Tractor firefighting aircraft Slovenia has ordered after last year's devastating wildfire in Kras will be operational this wildfire season, the Defence Ministry told the STA on Wednesday. The two-seaters will be able to arrive to the site of a fire within 15 to 20 minutes.

Brnik The Air Tractor aerial firefighting aircraft. Photo: Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

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The Air Tractor aerial firefighting aircraft.
Photo: Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

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