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SYS N.O.L.A.N.™FLEET KANNON™ AIR · K9 · GROUND · MARITIMEHQ JACKSON, MS

BLACK WATER INDUSTRIES

One AI to run the whole response.

Black Water builds N.O.L.A.N.™, an AI operations leader that coordinates air, K9, ground and maritime units as a single network for U.S. search and rescue, fire, EMS and police, so crews spend their minutes on the mission, not on the software.

Built to bring everyone home.

Patent PendingN.O.L.A.N.™ · U.S. Appl. No. 19/851,696Founder-ledDr Robert J. Di Franco, DDesFounded 2026Jackson, Mississippi

WHAT WE DO

Every platform brings its own tool. We make them one team.

On a fast-moving incident, each platform tends to arrive with its own software and its own AI tool. Crews connect them by hand, in real time, while the clock runs. Skilled teams make it work, but it costs them minutes they do not have.

Black Water designs one AI, N.O.L.A.N.™, and the Black Water Kannon™ fleet it powers. Every Kannon™ unit works under the same operations leader, on the same mission.

HOW IT WORKS

One leader, one network, one mission

  1. 01

    One operations leader

    N.O.L.A.N.™ sits at the center of the response.

  2. 02

    Every unit on one network

    Each Black Water Kannon™ unit, in the air, with K9 teams, on the ground and on the water, is powered by N.O.L.A.N.™.

  3. 03

    One mission for the crew

    New units join the network instead of adding another tool to manage.

USE CASES

Built for the teams who go in so others can get out.

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THE FLEET

The Black Water Kannon™ fleet

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WHY NOW

More platforms than ever

Responders are fielding more platforms than ever, and each one brings its own tool. In Ukraine, our founder saw drone operators and field crews stitching separate AI tools together under pressure. He saw the same gap facing U.S. search and rescue, fire, EMS and police teams. Black Water was founded in 2026 to close it.

LEADERSHIP

Founder

Dr Robert J. Di Franco, Founder & Principal, Black Water Industries

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Dr Robert J. Di Franco, DDes

Founder & Principal

Two decades leading multibillion-dollar giga-project delivery across the Gulf, Europe and international markets, with international industry recognition. Doctor of Design (DDes) and creator of A.E.M.T.™. He founded Black Water in 2026 to give responders one AI across every unit.

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NEXT STEP

See N.O.L.A.N.™ and the Black Water Kannon™ fleet.

Brief our team on your mission. We will walk you through the system and how it fits your operation.