Air Force uses thermal imaging to detect and report fires from the air

AirForceEADS Last weekend, an aircraft fitted with thermal imaging equipment, based at 502 squadron in Montijo, carried out missions over the countryside to detect fires and alert ground-based firefighters.

The patrols carried out by an EADS C-295M aircraft detected fires and hot spots so that firefighters could tackle them before they got out of control.

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