Kongsberg Geospatial (KG) and FireSwarm Solutions Inc. (FireSwarm) are partnering to integrate real-time situational awareness with autonomous drone swarm technology, aiming to enhance wildfire suppression and disaster response capabilities.
This collaboration is formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which establishes a framework for the two companies to jointly develop, demonstrate, and market an integrated solution that improves operational readiness in wildfire response and defense logistics.
The partnership brings together KG’s proven situational awareness software, IRIS Terminal and FireSwarm’s proprietary early suppression drone swarms to create a new standard in proactive wildfire management.
Under the MOU, the two companies will:
- Jointly market their complementary solutions and conduct collaborative sales efforts;
- Participate together in implementation projects focused on early wildfire suppression and situational awareness;
- Respond to industry innovation calls from governments and agencies globally, including those from NATO DIANA, DRDC, and Horizon Europe;
- Expand into adjacent sectors such as military drone swarm logistics for crisis response and support FireSwarm’s ThunderWasp GT platform into Canadian defense transport logistics opportunities.
Jordan Freed, President and Managing Director at Kongsberg Geospatial, commented, “Being part of a global corporation focused on developing technology that protects people and critical infrastructure around the world is inspiring. Applying that focus to tackling Canada’s biggest threats brings that inspiration home.
“By integrating FireSwarm’s pioneering suppression technology with our real-time visualization platform, IRIS Terminal, we’re not only improving the speed and effectiveness of wildfire response, we’re actively shaping the future of disaster resilience and defense readiness.”
Alex Deslauriers, CEO at FireSwarm Solutions, added, “Wildfires are no longer seasonal or remote; they have become a year-round threat and have overwhelmed our capacity to defend our values at risk. This partnership with Kongsberg Geospatial allows us to bring our autonomous swarm response systems into real-world crisis response operations with a trusted, field-proven situational awareness partner. Together, we can make wildfire suppression faster, smarter, and safer for communities, industry, and first responders.”
The MOU also outlines collaboration on demonstrations that showcase technology readiness both within and beyond the wildfire space. With rising global demand for integrated emergency response systems, the combined offering from KG and FireSwarm is well-positioned to meet calls for scalable, autonomous, and mission-ready drone deployments.
