{"id":2701,"date":"2026-04-07T10:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:13:26","slug":"caurus-technologies-at-the-aerial-fire-fighting-global-conference-2026-the-worlds-aerial-firefighting-community-rallies-around-innovation-and-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/en\/news\/caurus-technologies-at-the-aerial-fire-fighting-global-conference-2026-the-worlds-aerial-firefighting-community-rallies-around-innovation-and-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"CAURUS Technologies at the Aerial Fire Fighting Global\u00a0Conference\u00a02026: The World&#8217;s Aerial Firefighting Community Rallies Around\u00a0Innovation and Collaboration\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2699\" src=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-546x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolises the presence of the CT co-founders at AFFG 2026\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-546x1024.jpg 546w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-768x1441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-819x1536.jpg 819w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-1092x2048.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-6x12.jpg 6w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1817572-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CAURUS Technologies co-founders Philippe and Henrik Telle attended the Aerial Fire Fighting Global 2026 conference and exhibition <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2698\" src=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolizes visitors at the CAURUS Technologies booth\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260325_1033482-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interest for the sensor platform and its function was high<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rome, March\u00a02026<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The annual Aerial Fire Fighting Global Series:\u00a0Conference and Exhibition, held on 25\u201326 March 2026 at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel, brought together the world&#8217;s leading aerial firefighting authorities, operators,\u00a0researchers\u00a0and innovators. And the agenda sent a clear message:\u00a0\u201cmore capacity and resources\u201d cannot be the single\u00a0solution to addressing\u00a0rising\u00a0fire\u00a0risks. This year\u2019s\u00a0conference\u00a0provided a compelling backdrop for\u00a0the promotion of\u00a0continued\u00a0innovation\u00a0as well as\u00a0collaboration\u00a0with and\u00a0for\u00a0the emergency forces\u00a0who\u00a0protect others:\u00a0exactly the kind of next-generation, digitally guided extinguishing technology that CAURUS Technologies is developing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A\u00a0global\u00a0crisis that demands new answers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference opened with a stark assessment of the scale of\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0challenge. A presentation titled &#8220;Up in Flames&#8221; noted that wildfires in Europe are escalating \u2014 not just in intensity, but in frequency, unpredictability, and geographic spread.\u00a02025 became\u00a0the worst year on record, exceeding 1 million hectares burned by October.\u202f\u00a0And\u00a0while\u00a0fires\u00a0around Los Angeles\u00a0alone caused US$\u00a040 billion in\u00a0insured\u00a0damages,\u00a0we learned that to arrive at the total economic loss\u00a0we would have to apply a multiplier factor of >5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Up in Flames&#8221; report further highlighted\u00a0again\u00a0that the traditional model of short,\u00a0contained\u00a0summer fires no longer\u00a0holds:\u00a0fire seasons are now longer, hotter, and increasingly simultaneous across regions,\u00a0sometimes\u00a0overwhelming\u00a0even the best\u00a0response systems.\u00a0\u202fAgainst this backdrop, the conference&#8217;s clear focus on\u00a0new technology\u00a0integration was both\u00a0timely\u00a0and necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sensors and data: the new language\u00a0\u201elayers\u201c\u00a0of\u00a0aerial firefighting<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFFG-Panel-Sensors-enhancing-Drop-Efficiency_Philippe_Panelists-20260325.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolises the panel\" class=\"wp-image-2697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFFG-Panel-Sensors-enhancing-Drop-Efficiency_Philippe_Panelists-20260325.jpg 846w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFFG-Panel-Sensors-enhancing-Drop-Efficiency_Philippe_Panelists-20260325-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFFG-Panel-Sensors-enhancing-Drop-Efficiency_Philippe_Panelists-20260325-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AFFG-Panel-Sensors-enhancing-Drop-Efficiency_Philippe_Panelists-20260325-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CAURUS Technologies co-founder Philippe Telle moderating the panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this year\u2019s Aerial Fire Fighting conference&nbsp;CAURUS Technologies&nbsp;had the honor to moderate a&nbsp;dedicated panel on &#8220;Enhancing Drop Efficiency &amp; Outcomes via Sensors.&#8221;&nbsp;Together with&nbsp;the panelists from across Europe \u2014including a researcher from the&nbsp;Universitat&nbsp;Polit\u00e8cnica&nbsp;de Catalunya,&nbsp;the&nbsp;assistant fire commander from Portugal\u2019s National Authority for Emergency &amp;&nbsp;Civil Protection and a representative from HoZe Solutions, another startup&nbsp;company&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;we examined&nbsp;how new sensor-based approaches&nbsp;can significantly enhance&nbsp;mission&nbsp;efficiency and&nbsp;translate into&nbsp;enhanced&nbsp;outcomes\u202fin&nbsp;firefighting.&nbsp;The&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;focused on&nbsp;how real-time sensor data is transforming what is possible in&nbsp;and&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;air. This is precisely the domain in which CAURUS Technologies operates: the company&#8217;s digital guidance system uses HD and infrared cameras, sensors, edge computing and transmitters to capture fire conditions on the ground, identify optimal drop timing and location based on heat profiles, and transmit maps and analysis directly to incident command.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally significant was the session on &#8220;Data &amp; its Effective Implementation for the Aerial Mission,&#8221; which explored how the dramatic increase in sensor capacities \u2014 via UAS, aerial means, and ground-based sensors&nbsp;\u2014 is enabling&nbsp;game-changing improvements to the aerial fire mission, and how best to integrate this data to&nbsp;optimise&nbsp;outcomes.\u202f&nbsp;CAURUS Technologies&#8217; system architecture is built precisely around this principle: closing&nbsp;gaps&nbsp;between detection and reaction, giving operators real-time performance evaluation and continuous AI-driven learning to achieve more with&nbsp;(scarce)&nbsp;assets&nbsp;deployed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Drones and UAS:\u00a0mission\u00a0integration is accelerating<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another\u00a0panel explored the\u00a0continuous\u00a0adoption of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) in wildfire\u00a0surveillance and detection, noting that this is becoming ubiquitous globally, while acknowledging that integrating UAS operations into legacy structures \u2014 including asset\u00a0selection\u00a0and training \u2014 presents significant challenges\u00a0for interoperability.\u202f\u00a0CAURUS Technologies&#8217;\u00a0sensor\u00a0platform\u00a0is designed for deployment on conventional helicopters and\u00a0adaptable to\u00a0drones, meaning it can serve the existing fleet while simultaneously enabling the UAS-driven future the sector is moving toward \u2014 without requiring operators to change their procedures or incident command structures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The industrial response: digital and integrated<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the industry side, Leonardo presented its multi-domain aerial firefighting approach, highlighting how integrated digital and space technologies enhance the effectiveness of their&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;and helicopter fleet.\u202f&nbsp;Airbus described its work developing an integrated ecosystem designed to enhance collaboration and interoperability among all stakeholders \u2014 with the goal of providing an agnostic, global approach to wildfire fighting incorporating advanced aerial firefighting capabilities and innovative connectivity solutions.\u202fBoth&nbsp;presentations underlined&nbsp;the potential of&nbsp;digitally-connected, data-driven firefighting operations \u2014 the very direction CAURUS Technologies has been developing since its founding in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Italy&#8217;s fire brigade presentation on &#8220;Advanced Technologies Improving Italian Fire Brigade Outcomes&#8221; explored how Italy assesses and incorporates&nbsp;new technologies&nbsp;and the key learnings being applied to assess and integrate new capabilities into the aerial fire mission.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Water efficiency: the overlooked frontier<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-id=\"2696\" src=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Picture carpet with command loop\" class=\"wp-image-2696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-12_56_carpet_with-command-loop-symbols-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New perspectives for improved command loop decision making<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-id=\"2695\" src=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Symbolises the aerial map before and after water drop\" class=\"wp-image-2695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/caurus-technologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-27-drop-2-on-map-CAURUS-T2_4_raw_flat-with_blue_circle_analysis-result-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monitoring and measuring water&#8217;s impact on fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What the conference made clear \u2014 and what CAURUS Technologies has been building toward \u2014 is that the aerial firefighting sector recognises that&nbsp;data for&nbsp;precision and efficiency are now the central challenge, not just&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;and&nbsp;ground forces\u2019&nbsp;availability. Conventional methods still drop water at altitude and speed above vegetation, causing evaporation and wind losses before the water reaches the fire. CAURUS Technologies&#8217;&nbsp;future&nbsp;closed water container&nbsp;is expected to&nbsp;deliver 100% of the water through tree canopy directly to the combustion zone.&nbsp;There,&nbsp;a safe dispersion mechanism generates an aerosol-water cloud with up to ten times the cooling efficiency&nbsp;compared to&nbsp;today\u2019s&nbsp;bulk water drops. The result:&nbsp;a new tool for&nbsp;mission profiles&nbsp;and a potential reduction in total firefighting costs of up to 80%.&nbsp;In times of increasing water shortage, this&nbsp;provides&nbsp;a welcome&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to save on water used for firefighting&nbsp;and reducing fire emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;more than 20&nbsp;successful test flights completed since summer 2024,&nbsp;subsequent&nbsp;aerosol-water cloud&nbsp;lab test series&nbsp;validated, CAURUS Technologies is ready to contribute to exactly the kind of systemic improvement the Rome conference called for.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome, March\u00a02026\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The annual Aerial Fire Fighting Global Series:\u00a0Conference and Exhibition, held on 25\u201326 March 2026 at the Rome Marriott Park Hotel, brought together the world&#8217;s leading aerial firefighting authorities, operators,\u00a0researchers\u00a0and innovators. 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