Demonstrated Ability For Accurate Water Drops, Reduced Time Between Detection And Extinguishment Airbus has applied digital technology to firefighting and successfully completed a unique first-of-its-kind trial in forest firefighting. By linking aircraft, helicopters, drones and ground personnel via communication and data-processing systems, Airbus has demonstrated the ability to carry out highly accurate water drops and significantly reduce the time between fire detection and extinguishment. The trial used significant resources, including the Airbus H130 FlightLab helicopter, two aircraft, an ATR 72 test aircraft and an SR20 light aircraft, four drones including an Airbus Aliaca, and three lorries from the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Le Gard (SDIS 30) to collect and process data.
