The MIKA UAV
MIKA Ejection Maneuver
MIKA System - 4 Drone Attack of Fire Front
MIKA Gamma - Basic Flight Controls
At the core of the MIKA system is a purpose-built UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) which incorporates several proprietary features and technologies that make the mission possible – a disruption of the aerial firefighting technology.
The UAV’s are transported to, and ejected over, the theatre of operation by air-lifters. Upon ejection, the UAVs are remote-piloted toward targets that could be miles away from the airlifter's route.
After releasing the water, the UAVs enter a recovery maneuver and autonomously fly to, and land at a designated aerodrome for immediate reuse. The MIKA UAV's are provided with Digital Elevation maps to enable operations under zero visibility in mountains or in canyons.
The UAVs are designed to deliver 3 tons of water (which is 5 times the weight of the UAV) - making airlifting very efficient. However, the key of efficiently putting out the high-intensity blazes is the way the water is released. The dispensing height over the vegetation and the dive angle are adjustable, and while the top missions are the high-intensity fires, efficiency is assured for lower intensities as well.
The MIKA system is designed to operate both in high-visibility places like Malibu, and in remote and difficult to reach areas like Alaska, N Canada, Siberia, and other forests of planetary interest.
It is actually MIKA’s mission-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in covering vast forests that make it a valuable tool for fighting climate change.
