{"id":29381083,"date":"2026-10-24T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/raf-chinook-a400m-atlas-wildfire-firefighting-uk-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:41:27","slug":"raf-chinook-a400m-atlas-wildfire-firefighting-uk-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/raf-chinook-a400m-atlas-wildfire-firefighting-uk-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"RAF Chinooks and A400Ms to Fight UK Wildfires From the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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Its answer is in the hangars of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-kingdom-royal-air-force\/\">Royal Air Force<\/a>: the twin-rotor <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ch-47-chinook\/\">CH-47 Chinook<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/a400m-atlas\/\">A400M Atlas<\/a> airlifter will be fitted with firefighting equipment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The plan was announced late on 22 October 2026, ahead of a wildfire summit hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham with fire chiefs, local leaders and experts. Once equipped, the aircraft will be ready, when requested, to help crews tackle blazes on remote moorland, steep hillsides and other hard-to-reach terrain across the UK.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the new equipment would let the two types tackle wildfires from the skies &ldquo;for the first time&rdquo;. The aircraft are the headline in a wider package that includes new protective kit for firefighters, peatland restoration and an artificial intelligence unit to spot fires faster.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Announced:<\/strong> 22 October 2026, ahead of a UK wildfire summit<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> RAF CH-47 Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas transport aircraft<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Role:<\/strong> Tackling wildfires on remote moorland, steep hillsides and hard-to-reach terrain, when requested<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Equipment:<\/strong> New specialist firefighting equipment (type not yet specified)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Firefighter funding:<\/strong> Up to &pound;45 million for specialist teams and wildfire protective kit in England<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Peatland:<\/strong> &pound;25 million to restore dried-out peatland in England<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Timeline:<\/strong> Not announced<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the government announced<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the government release, the RAF&rsquo;s Chinooks and A400Ms will be equipped so that they can fight fires and support crews &ldquo;across the UK&rdquo;. The release does not say what equipment will be fitted, how many aircraft will be converted, or when the capability will be ready.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Alongside the aircraft, firefighters in England get up to &pound;45 million for additional specialist wildfire teams and lighter, more breathable wildfire-specific protective clothing. A further &pound;25 million will go to restoring dried-out peatland, which can act as a natural firebreak when it holds water.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;As the threat of wildfires in the UK grows, defence will step up to provide greater support to our emergency services and protect military training areas across the country.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Wes Streeting<\/strong> &mdash; UK Defence Secretary, 22 October 2026 (GOV.UK)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The release also lists a new Wildfires AI Unit in the National Situation Centre, better wildfire forecasting with the Met Office, and work on England&rsquo;s first Wildfire Action Plan. It notes that the Met Office found climate change made this summer&rsquo;s extreme heat around 130 times more likely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why a Chinook and an A400M<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The two aircraft cover very different jobs. A Chinook can hover over a lake or reservoir, fill an underslung water bucket and drop it with precision on a hillside fire, then go back for more. It is a familiar role for the type: Japan&rsquo;s CH-47s flew their first overseas firefighting mission in Borneo this year, and US Army and National Guard Chinooks are a regular sight with buckets during American fire seasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/em6U7KbUzy8\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">Forces News on the RAF&rsquo;s 84 Squadron in Cyprus, whose helicopters fight fires with underslung water buckets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The A400M works on a different scale. Airbus has been testing a roll-on firefighting kit that turns the airlifter into a water bomber without permanent modification, and France used its own A400M for its first firefighting drop this summer, as Afterburner reported. The UK has not said whether it will use the same system.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/raf-a400m-atlas-zm404-brize-norton.jpg\" alt=\"RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM404 taking off from RAF Brize Norton\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An RAF A400M Atlas C1, ZM404, at RAF Brize Norton. The government says the type will be fitted with firefighting equipment but has not said which system. Photo: Steve Lynes \/ CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The RAF flies its A400M fleet from <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/brize-norton\/\">RAF Brize Norton<\/a> in Oxfordshire. Its Chinooks are based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, and RAF Chinook crews have trained for and helped fight wildfires before, notably in Cyprus around the British bases. What is new is a standing role, with dedicated equipment, at home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">From Stourbridge to the summit<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The political trigger was a summer of fires close to home. The Prime Minister said he stood in Stourbridge and watched families lose everything, and promised that people would not be put through another summer like it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;Crews will now have the kit they need to stay safe and military aircraft will stand ready to help tackle wildfires from the sky. We cannot put people through another summer like this one.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Andy Burnham<\/strong> &mdash; UK Prime Minister, 22 October 2026 (GOV.UK)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For the RAF, firefighting is not a new idea but a new commitment. Military aircraft are expensive to run, and they are always needed elsewhere. The challenge will be making sure an aircraft and a trained crew are actually available on the day a moorland fire breaks out, when the same fleet is also busy flying troops, cargo and operations abroad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9u5ZA3GP7k\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">Airbus Defence and Space testing a roll-on firefighting kit on the A400M. The UK has not said which equipment its Atlas fleet will use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Still, the direction is clear. Britain is following countries such as France and Japan in treating its military airlift fleet as part of the national wildfire response. The real test comes next summer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: GOV.UK (Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office, Ministry of Defence), Reuters, Forces News, Wikipedia (Boeing CH-47 Chinook)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>Will the RAF fight wildfires in the UK?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. The UK government announced on 22 October 2026 that RAF Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas aircraft will be equipped with firefighting equipment. When requested, they will help crews tackle wildfires on remote moorland, steep hillsides and other hard-to-reach terrain across the UK.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which RAF aircraft will be used to fight wildfires?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The government named two types: the CH-47 Chinook twin-rotor heavy-lift helicopter and the Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said both will be fitted with new specialist firefighting equipment to tackle wildfires from the air for the first time.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How does a Chinook fight fires?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">A Chinook typically fights fires with an underslung water bucket. It hovers over a lake or reservoir to fill the bucket, flies to the fire and releases the water with precision, then returns to refill. The UK has not yet said exactly what equipment its Chinooks will carry.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Can the A400M be used as a water bomber?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. Airbus has tested a roll-on firefighting kit that lets the A400M drop water without permanent modification, and France used its A400M for a firefighting drop in 2026. The UK government has not said which system its RAF A400M Atlas fleet will use.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What else is in the UK wildfire package?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Besides the RAF aircraft, the UK package includes up to &pound;45 million for specialist wildfire teams and protective kit for firefighters in England, &pound;25 million to restore dried-out peatland, a Wildfires AI Unit in the National Situation Centre and better forecasting with the Met Office.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When will RAF firefighting aircraft be ready?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The government has not announced a date. 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