OVAD
prototype work.
A built OVAD prototype and physical suppression test-bed work inform ongoing aircraft development. The rendered exteriors are future concepts; winged OVAD remains an exploratory design study.
AIRCRAFT. INTELLIGENCE. RESPONSE.
FIGHT FIRE.
THINK AHEAD.
Aerial systems and proprietary mission software for the next chapter of fire response.
Meet the aircraft ↓
01 / OVAD
A different perspective.
A shared purpose.
For the people protecting
what matters on the ground.
01 / THE AIRCRAFT
Purpose-built ambition.
Distinct roles. A common mission.
THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE.
THE NEXT RESPONSE.
Select an aircraft to explore
Observe. Verify.
Assess. Dispatch.
BUILT PROTOTYPE · FUTURE DESIGNThis pre-production render explores a future exterior for an existing OVAD prototype. It reflects ongoing hardware development; the final design may change.
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A wider view.
A new possibility.
EXPLORATORY DESIGN STUDYA design study combining vertical takeoff, wing-borne flight and a camera-gimbal concept. Endurance and aircraft integration remain to be established.
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Built around
the response.
SUPPRESSION TEST-BED WORK UNDERWAYPhysical suppression test-bed work informs this future aircraft concept, with proposed RGB and low-light imaging. The rendered exterior and aircraft performance remain in development.
Full artwork ↗Grounded in prototype work. Civilian Aeronautics is building and testing physical prototypes. These renders explore future aircraft designs informed by that work. Each concept’s development status is identified above. Overlays are illustrative; they do not represent verified performance or live telemetry.
02 / THE INTELLIGENCE
PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTMULTIPLE AIRCRAFT.
ONE MISSION.
Swarm coordination is a central focus of CAC: helping observation aircraft and future response assets work together under operator oversight.
CONCEPTUAL VISUALIZATION · NOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The CAC program brings incident intelligence, mission planning and swarm development into a common vision for aerial response.
Explore the software program ↗03 / THE PROGRESS
A clear view of where we are.
Updated September 2026.
AMBITION,
WITH EVIDENCE.
From physical prototypes to software evaluation, each part of the program has its own path to validation.
OVAD
Mission tools.
Incident intelligence.
Implemented app components include public incident feeds, threat screening, route-planning tools and simulation mode.
442 tests.
Recorded suite pass.
The September software build has a recorded 442-test pass. Human-operator exercise review is in progress.
Swarm work remains in local simulation. Integration with the operations application and aircraft validation remain ahead.
THE NEXT STEP STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION.
HELP SHAPE
WHAT COMES NEXT.
For agency teams, technical partners and people who see a different future for fire response.
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LET’S BUILD
WHAT’S NEXT.
Our fire-response vision spans residential, municipal and wildland settings. Discuss evaluation, agency collaboration, or potential defense applications of our swarm and collective-learning software.