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The expanded partnership draws on the strengths of both companies. The collaboration will apply Korean Air’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and operational technologies to Anduril's wildfire response platform to build a unified solution capable of rapidly identifying and suppressing wildfires at their point of origin.
The joint solution will manage the entire response cycle with minimal human intervention. Powered by Anduril’s Lattice software platform and spanning a range of hardware including the Fury autonomous air vehicle (AAV), the system unifies detection data from sensors across air, land, and space into a single common operating picture. When a fire is detected, an operator is alerted and can task Anduril AAVs and Korean Air UAVs to autonomously assess the fire's scale and status, before deploying additional rapid-response UAVs or crewed airtankers for fire suppression.
By integrating Korean Air’s unmanned systems, as well as new systems jointly developed by the companies, into Lattice, the companies aim to enable a leap beyond traditional response models that rely on human visual detection, which can result in critical delays.
“Wildfires are a global crisis, but the way we fight them is antiquated,” said Palmer Luckey, Founder of Anduril Industries. “By integrating Korean Air’s UAVs into Anduril’s existing end-to-end wildfire response platform, we will dramatically accelerate wildfire response by making it more automated, comprehensive, and scalable, ultimately saving countless lives and billions in property damage.”
“This partnership applies Korean Air’s core unmanned systems expertise to a critical global challenge,” said a Korean Air spokesperson. “Our goal is to provide first responders with a technological advantage to save lives and property from wildfires.”
