19-01 Holding and Cubit Innovation Labs have entered a global strategic partnership

Rome, November 22, 2024 – 09:00 CET

19-01 Holding and Cubit are pleased to announce that they have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining the unique know-how in the world of aerial firefighting and the experience in aircraft design and certification of the 19-01 Holding team with the best Cubit's expertise in IoT and Digital Twin technologies, to contribute to the design of the modern WF-X multi-role amphibious aircraft, which will form the backbone of the future fight against forest fires. Specifically, Cubit will be responsible for the design, evaluation and optimization of fluid dynamics, including water bombardment, wind tunnel support, tank testing, water bombardment testing, contributing to the definition of control laws and the flight simulator/digital twin of the aircraft. Cubit will also be responsible for the development of experimental electronic architecture for management and maintenance systems.

Persico and 19-01 Join Forces on the WF-X Project to Pioneer Advanced Composite Solutions for Large Amphibian Aircraft

19-01 Holding and CIRA are pleased to announce that they are working together to define the implementation agreements to cooperate on the development of the WF-X aircraft

19-01 Holding and CIRA are pleased to announce that they are working together to define the implementation agreements to cooperate on the development of the WF-X aircraft through close collaboration in research and testing, combining the unique know-how in the world of aerial firefighting and the experience in aircraft design and certification of the 19-01 Holding team with the best CIRA's expertise in the development of technological demonstrators for testing on the ground and in flight in order to complement modeling, simulation and validation capabilities, in the development of research projects in synergy with the national scientific and entrepreneurial community and in the strengthening of the collaboration network with other national, European and international research centers, to contribute to the research and development of the modern WF-X multi-role amphibious aircraft, which will form the backbone of the future fight against forest fires.