FireDome develops autonomous ground-based system for wildfire defense and suppression

By ASR Newsdesk · 6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

Tel Aviv-based startup FireDome is developing a fully autonomous, ground-based launcher system designed to protect communities and critical infrastructure from wildfires. The system can launch projectiles containing water or fire retardant up to 1,000 feet, aiming to create retardant firebreaks and suppress ember-driven spot fires before they escalate. The company's focus is on providing an automated layer of defense between fire detection and traditional firefighting response, targeting embers as a primary cause of structure loss in wildland-urban interface areas.