New Aircraft Carries $5.3M in AI-Based Sensors and Advanced Systems The Oregon Department of Forestry is exchanging its 30-year-old Partenavia P.68 Observer with a de Havilland Canada Twin Otter, decked out with all the AI-powered bells and whistles that an aerial firefighting team could ever dream of. The $13.23 million investment aims to improve wildfire detection, monitoring, and response capabilities across the state.
