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accession: "0001941536-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAER"
cik: "0001941536"
company_name: "Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-27T13:20:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-27T13:21:04.738411+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Bridger Aerospace awarded $58M contract with Texas A&M Forest Service for three King Air 360 aircraft

## Summary
- $58M contract to acquire, modify, and deliver three King Air 360 multi-mission aircraft over three years.
- Aircraft will support wildfire detection, situational awareness, emergency ops, cargo, and medevac missions.
- Modifications performed in Texas; working with Textron Aviation (OEM) to expedite delivery schedule.
- Texas A&M Forest Service responded to 5,187 wildfires in 2024 burning 1.3M acres; contract part of $257M HB500 appropriation.
- CEO Sam Davis says contract marks milestone for expanding state partnerships and proactive wildfire response.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001941536-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAER
- cik: 0001941536
- company_name: Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-27T13:20:04+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941536/000194153626000017/0001941536-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941536/000194153626000017/baer-20260727.htm

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