The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example

Firat Işik; Haydar Ateş

doi:10.30518/jav.1818822

The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example

Abstract

Forests, one of our most important natural resources, are under threat of decline and extinction due to factors such as increasing populations, expanding agricultural lands to meet needs, urbanization and industrialization. This study evaluates the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in detecting and preventing forest fires, which are increasing in frequency and intensity due to factors such as human activities, climate change and inadequate prevention and response. Furthermore, recommendations were developed based on the evaluation of data collected during unmanned aerial vehicles’ forest fire prevention missions. Research on forest fires and unmanned aerial vehicles have focused on topics such as mitigating the impacts of forest fires and developing forest firefighting strategies, highlighting the significant role that unmanned aerial vehicles play in these processes. One of the objectives of this study is to examine forest fires within the framework of crisis management and to contribute to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in forest fires detection for crisis management purposes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Aerospace Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Firat Işik ^*
0009-0003-9522-6079
Türkiye

Haydar Ateş
0000-0003-1961-8954
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

February 26, 2026

Publication Date

February 26, 2026

Submission Date

November 6, 2025

Acceptance Date

February 2, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1818822

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA79KL72RU

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Işik, F., & Ateş, H. (2026). The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example. Journal of Aviation, 10(1), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1818822

AMA

1.Işik F, Ateş H. The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example. JAV. 2026;10(1):116-121. doi:10.30518/jav.1818822

Chicago

Işik, Firat, and Haydar Ateş. 2026. “The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example”. Journal of Aviation 10 (1): 116-21. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1818822.

EndNote

Işik F, Ateş H (February 1, 2026) The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example. Journal of Aviation 10 1 116–121.

IEEE

[1]F. Işik and H. Ateş, “The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example”, JAV, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 116–121, Feb. 2026, doi: 10.30518/jav.1818822.

ISNAD

Işik, Firat - Ateş, Haydar. “The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example”. Journal of Aviation 10/1 (February 1, 2026): 116-121. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1818822.

JAMA

1.Işik F, Ateş H. The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example. JAV. 2026;10:116–121.

MLA

Işik, Firat, and Haydar Ateş. “The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example”. Journal of Aviation, vol. 10, no. 1, Feb. 2026, pp. 116-21, doi:10.30518/jav.1818822.

Vancouver

1.Firat Işik, Haydar Ateş. The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Preventing Forest Fires and Their Effectiveness Evaluation: Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Example. JAV. 2026 Feb. 1;10(1):116-21. doi:10.30518/jav.1818822