Prime Minute delivers an integrated operational solution for wildfire response in all conditions.

We start with the mission and work backward from what it takes to solve it, then bring together our platform, technology, and engineering capabilities to build a solution that performs where it matters most.

PGSU unit staged on the ramp at sunrise, ready for loading

The Mission

Filling the void of denied-environment operations

Wind, smoke, night, and terrain lock conventional aerial firefighting out — and fires burn unopposed. Prime Minute fills that void: containing fires while they are small, and buying the minutes that decide the outcome.

The Denied Environment

Where conventional aerial firefighting can't go, Prime Minute can.

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High wind

Tankers grounded; drops drift off target. We penetrate winds up to 150 mph.

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Smoke & visibility

Degraded visual environment denies manned aviation. Guided units don't need to see.

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Night

Two-thirds of the ops clock is denied to conventional aerial firefighting. We operate day and night.

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Remote & harsh terrain

Hours from the nearest crew, road, or water source. Ten minutes from us.

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Extreme fire intensity

Convective columns and turbulence keep aircraft at standoff. Our platform stays above it all.

Validated in partnership with the Colorado Center of Excellence

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IN ACTION

Software

We meet the moment by turning raw data and real-time conditions into immediate action.

3D terrain map showing a mountain with forests, villages, and two fire spots on its slope. 3D terrain model with wildfire, showing detection by aircraft and satellite across a danger zone. 3D wildfire terrain model showing fire zones and a surveillance aircraft overhead. 3D terrain with wildfire and an aircraft dropping suppression units at different points. 3D map with highlighted fire zones and coverage outcomes.

When winds are high, when the visual environment is degraded, the time to go is now.

Close-up view of an active fire spot within the terrain model

Analyze the environment

Prime Minute Mission Execution System.

The operational layer that runs the mission, building the real-time operational picture, driving mission logic and execution, managing the authorization chain, and closing the loop after every engagement. Built on operational AI.

Pilot view showing the mission planner brief, winds aloft, and flight route to the drop point

Live planning view — burn, safety, and release radii mapped to real-time winds aloft.

Hardware

Precision Guided Suppression Unit

This is not a drone. It’s a mass of water delivered with precision — programmable to strike exact targets, at specified heights, in mission-defined patterns.

Human silhouette, 5 feet 7 inches, for scale

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Height 72 in
Width (tip–tip) 55 in
Weight (loaded / empty) ~1000 lbs / 200 lbs
Volume 400 L / 105.5 gal
Suppression radius 13 m (configurable per mission)
1 C-130 tranche 32 PGSUs
Diameter 55 in

Suppression patterns

Lateral zigzags
Lateral tri
Radial spread