By August 2021, despite all the difficulties arising from the incumbent pandemic the 19-01 team have now finalized the main specifications for the future development of the new aircraft - named the WF-X Waterfall. An impressive achievement that was then shared with all the EU member states through The Emergency Response Coordination Center. This is an important milestone as momentum and visibility are rapidly increasing around this problem that is being faced now by most countries in the world.
Finalization of Aircraft specification package
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The Canadian fires have collectively burned more than 3.3 million hectares of land across the country - around 12 times more than the average over the last 10 years
This aircraft is the central part of a complex structure of drones, ground station facilities and satcoms for an integrated fight against wildfires.
Following a record-breaking forest fire season in Europe, the Commission is proposing today €170 million from the EU budget to reinforce its rescEU ground and aerial assets starting from the summer of 2023.