Objective In recent years, the frequency of large-scale forest fires has increased significantly owing to a number of factors including the effects of climate change, urbanisation, poor landscape management and malevolent acts. These so-called “Mega-fires” are particularly destructive and difficult to control with the technologies and systems currently available to fire fighters and emergency agencies. The AF3 project intends to provide an extraordinary improvement to the efficiency of current fire-fighting operations and to the protection of human lives, the environment and property by developing innovative technologies and means to ensure a high level of integration between existing and new systems.To reach this objective, AF3 project focuses on the following areas:• Innovative active countermeasure: implementation of the novel AAFF (Advanced Aerial Fire Fighting) system to accurately and safely disperse extinguishing materials from high altitude by aircrafts and helicopters in any condition: day and night, regardless of weather, smoke and configuration of terrain. It will enable a quick 24H response, minimizing fire duration and damages. The AAFF system can be adapted to a wide variety of aircrafts or helicopters.• Innovative passive countermeasures: fast build-up of preventive defensive lines of capsules to prevent the spreading of fire from forest to populated areas• Early detection and monitoring: integration and deployment of diverse systems including satellites, aeroplanes, UAVs, and both mobile and stationary ground systems for the early detection of fire and for monitoring the propagation of smoke and toxic clouds.• Integrated crisis management: the innovative AF3 Core Expert Engine will perform overall coordination of all fire fighting missions.The results of AF3 will be validated by intermediate tests during the project, and by a final demonstration with flight tests and drilling exercises carried out simultaneously in Spain, Italy, Greece and Israel. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologysocial sciencessociologygovernancecrisis managementengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftrotorcraftnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) FP7-SECURITY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security Topic(s) SEC-2013.4.1-6 - Preparedness for and management of large scale forest fires - Integration Project Call for proposal FP7-SEC-2013-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI EU contribution € 579 320,30 Address PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4 00195 Roma Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Ambrosetti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (19) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SELEX ES SPA Italy EU contribution € 310 981,81 Address PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4 00195 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alessandro Ambrosetti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD Israel EU contribution € 2 532 501,00 Address Advanced Technology Center 31053 Haifa See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Amir Meir (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EFPC ( UK ) LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 571 399,60 Address BRANDON STREET 378 OAKFIELD HOUSE ML1 1XA Motherwell See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland North Lanarkshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dana Remes (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 1 366 158,25 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maximilian Steiert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INTRACOM SINGLE MEMBER SA TELECOM SOLUTIONS Greece EU contribution € 424 600,00 Address NEW ROAD PEANIA MARKOPOULO 19 7KM 19002 Peania See on map Region Αττική Aττική Ανατολική Αττική Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Artur Krukowski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data "NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS""" Greece EU contribution € 1 047 020,08 Address END OF PATRIARCHOU GRIGORIOU E AND 27 NEAPOLEOS STREET 15341 Agia Paraskevi See on map Region Αττική Aττική Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Stelios Thomopoulos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SKYTEK LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 351 500,80 Address 32 LOWER LEESON STREET 2 DUBLIN See on map Region Ireland Northern and Western Border Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sarah Bourke (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy EU 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