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HeliStream to equip helicopters with collision-avoidance system
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- HeliStream will equip its helicopters with Ciconia’s Collision and Conflict Avoidance System.
- A August 2026 demonstration in San Bernardino County tested the system in congested firefighting airspace.
- The system identifies threats and computes safe evasive maneuvers for multiple aircraft.
- On August 2 2026 near Athens, Greece, two firefighting helicopters collided, killing two crew members.
- Chief pilot Andreas Moser said visual flight rules split pilots’ attention and he supports the avoidance system.