Climate change has transformed wildfire from seasonal hazard to year-round emergency. Fires ignite faster, spread wider, and overwhelm response capabilities before ground crews can mobilize. Traditional detection methods—human spotters, scheduled patrols, reactive callouts—were built for a different era. They cannot match the speed at which modern wildfires escalate from spark to catastrophe.
Greece knows this reality firsthand. The country's forests, coastlines, and mountain terrain demand persistent surveillance across vast, remote areas where conventional monitoring fails. Detection delays of even minutes can mean the difference between a contained ignition and an uncontrollable blaze.
To close this gap, Kaizen Foundation has donated Delian surveillance and integration systems to the Hellenic Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, equipping the Fire Service with autonomous detection capabilities that operate around the clock. The donation includes ten JERICHO drone-communication and integration systems for rapid nationwide deployment, plus one LAST autonomous surveillance tower station for mountainous terrain indicated by the Fire Service.
LAST uses artificial intelligence to autonomously detect, classify, and geolocate fire outbreaks in real time—combining optical and thermal imaging with satellite connectivity to identify threats before they become disasters. JERICHO transforms drone operations into coordinated ISR networks, fusing aerial data into unified command centers for real-time decision-making and resource coordination across ground and air assets.
At the handover ceremony on 8 December 2025, Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Yiannis Kefalogiannis emphasized the strategic shift underway: "The fight against forest fires is not won only at the front—it is won before the front even forms. We invest in prevention, in technology, in early detection." The Minister highlighted that the systems represent Greek innovation serving Greek national interests: "This is a product of Greek technology and Greek innovation. Greece does not just use, but also produces modern prevention tools."
Kaizen Foundation President Panos Konstantopoulos framed the donation as part of a broader imperative: "Technology, when used responsibly, can save lives and protect the environment. Collaboration between the public sector and social contribution through Foundations is imperative to build more resilient communities in face of the challenges of the climate crisis."
On behalf of Delian, Alexandros Ioakeimidis attended the ceremony as the company’s representative. The partnership includes five years of continuous technical support, upgrades, and maintenance—ensuring the Fire Service receives not just equipment, but sustained operational capability.
Delian builds autonomous systems for Europe's most demanding security environments. From border surveillance to coastal protection to critical infrastructure defense. Civil protection is not reactive. It is preventive, persistent, and powered by autonomy.
