Aerial firefighting
Connected on the fire line.
We have helped many aerial firefighting operators with connectivity tailored to their fleets. Air attack, airtankers, scoopers and helicopters work the same fire, and their data has to reach the people directing them, often far from any cellular coverage.
Every role in the fleet
Different aircraft, one picture.
Each aircraft type does a different job over the fire, so each needs a different connectivity setup. We engineer it per role and per airframe.
Air attack and lead
Overhead coordination: position of every aircraft, messaging with incident command and imagery where the link allows.
TBM 960 · Caravan 208 · Turbo Commander 690
Airtankers
Drop tracking, position reporting and two-way messaging between the tanker base, the lead plane and command.
AT-802 · Dash 8-400AT · RJ85
Water scoopers
Continuous tracking across scoop-and-drop cycles over lakes and terrain where cellular coverage ends.
CL-415 · AT-802 Fire Boss
Helicopters
Bucket and tank operations, crew transport and rescue, with position and messaging that stay up at low altitude.
Rotorcraft from light single to medium twin
What the fleet needs
Built around the mission, not the brochure.
Not every aircraft needs broadband. We match the link to the job: from compact satellite messaging to multi-network data platforms.
- Position reportingWhere every aircraft is, updated for the people running the incident.
- Two-way messagingShort messages between crews, bases and command when voice is busy.
- Telemetry and sensor dataAircraft and mission data moving from the aircraft to the ground.
- Beyond cellular coverageSatellite paths for remote terrain, with cellular used where it exists.
- Crew connectivityManaged onboard Wi-Fi for long missions and repositioning flights.
- Imagery where capacity allowsBandwidth-aware workflows that respect the link actually available.
Our equipment
The systems behind it.
Every fleet gets its own mix, defined with our engineers for the aircraft and the operation.
Engineering
Tailored to your fleet, approved for your aircraft.
We are an engineering company specialized in SATCOM, and we design satellite communications for any airborne application. For operators and maintenance organizations familiar with PED evaluations and field approvals, we integrate new technology with approved data prepared with our DERs, documented on FAA Form 337 where a field approval applies.