Dossier
retardant
Coverage of retardant in the Nexus archive.
- Wildfires: What do we know about the red 'retardant' dropped over forests?
A Dash aircraft dropped red retardant over a forest near Saint-Jean-d'Illac, France, on July 28, 2026, to combat wildfires.
- French firefighters battle blazes with military cargo planes
French firefighters are battling wildfires that have forced over 300,000 people to flee, using a converted A400M military cargo aircraft to drop retardant in southwest France. The unpredictable blazes have overwhelmed fire crews, prompting the deployment of military resources to contain the spread.