FireSwarm Solutions Thunder Wasp GT (prototype)

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Thunder Wasp GT (concept design)
FireSwarm Solutions
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
www.fireswarmsolutions.com

Founded in 2023, FireSwarm Solutions is in the business of designing and manufacturing autonomous emergency response heavy-lift  long-endurance multirole hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry. The drone can also be used for typical air cargo missions. The company is headquartered in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

Thunder Wasp GT autonomous firefighting heavy-lift long-range multirole eVTOL drone (prototype)
The Thunder Wasp GT is an artificial intelligent (AI) assisted autonomous firefighting heavy-lift long-range eVTOL drone prototype. The drone has already made successful test flights using fire suppression technology. The drone can be used not only for firefighting but when specially equipped, the drone can also be used for emergency medical services and air cargo.

The drone has a range of 40 km (25 m) and has a flight time of 30-40 minutes. The drone holds a maximum of 378.5 liters (100 gallons) of water. The aircraft has four propellers, four electric motors and has a hybrid-electric power source. The fuselage has an I-beam shape. At the ends of the fuselage is where the four propellers are located as well as four movable flaps. The fuselage is made from carbon fiber composite to give the aircraft a high strength to low weight ratio. The drone has fixed skid landing gear.

Firefighting drone vision
The company's vision for their firefighting drone model is to have multiple drones prepositioned throughout a regional area or throughout an entire country at known fire-prone locations, during a fire season. All firefighting drones would be parked, fueled and would be ready for an immediate launch when a fire forest fire breaks out. The drones would be controlled by a single operator interface that produces scalable deployment and precise flying across complex wildfire environments. This system of drones and technology will allow faster, safer and a more effective wildfire emergency response.

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: Firefighting heavy-lift long-range hybrid-electric VTOL drone (prototype)
• Piloting: AI assisted autonomous piloting with radar, infrared cameras, advanced sensors and other state-of-the-art technologies
• Range: 40 km (25 m)
• Flight time: 30-40 minutes
• Maximum payload weight: 400 kg (881 lb)
• Maximum water load capacity: 378.5 l of water (100 gal of water)
• Propellers: 4 propellers
• Electric motors: 4 electric motors
• Power source: Hybrid-electric power source
• Control surfaces: 4 movable flaps located at the 4 corners of the drone
• Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite
• Landing gear: Fixed skid landing gear
• Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure. The aircraft has no moving surfaces or tilting parts when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.

Related Aircraft:

• FireSwarm Solutions SAR Wasp (concept design)

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• Article: Firefighting drones could change the way B.C. fights wildfires, especially during the night, Vancouver Sun, Apr. 23, 2026
• Article: Wildland firefighting drones are being tested in B.C., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Apr. 28, 2025
• Video: Indigenous Wildfire Response Innovation: FireSwarm + Cheslatta | CXL Fire Grand Challenge Finalists, FireSwarm Solutions, Inc., Dec. 22, 2025
• Video: FireSwarm Solutions Explained: Wildfire Suppression & Support with Ultra Heavy-Lift Drone Systems, FireSwarm Solutions, Inc., Jan. 17, 2025
• Article: Aerial firefighting by swarm, Skies Magazine, May 25, 2026