Corsica Technics sign a Letter of Intent with Kepplair Evolution for the purchase of 10 KEPPLAIR 72 conversion kits

Press release - Toulouse, 16 July 2026

Kepplair Evolution and Corsica Technics, a maintenance company based in Bastia, Corsica, have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding the acquisition of 10 conversion kits for the KEPPLAIR 72 – “The Forest Keeper”, a multi-role water bomber aircraft developed from the ATR 72 platform.

With this LOI, Corsica Technics aims, against a backdrop of increasingly frequent forest fires, to equip ATR 72 aircraft for aerial fire-fighting missions, in order to provide its customers with a practical and rapidly deployable solution.
By converting ATR 72s using the kit developed by Kepplair Evolution, Corsica Technics will benefit from the KEDS (Kepplair Evolution Delivery System) system - developed exclusively by the Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics (IMFT) and Trotter Controls, both international leaders in the research, design and manufacture of water-dropping systems for firefighting aircraft.

Based on a rigorous scientific approach applied to the design of drop systems, the KEDS offers a high level of operational performance on the ground whilst ensuring optimal control over the consumption costs of the delayed-release products dropped. This unique expertise enables Kepplair Evolution to establish itself as a leading international player in the analysis of drop performance and the prediction of ground impact patterns, thereby contributing to a more efficient and precise use of aerial fire-fighting resources.[...]