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The US Forest Service is partnering with NASA to evaluate the use of two high-altitude long endurance drones to improve wildland firefighters’ situational awareness. 1. A balloon Last week a balloon laden with a sophisticated package of electronics hovered 60,000 feet over the Moose Fire in Idaho. Its mission was to assist firefighters in improving and maintaining situational awareness. Some of them may have seen the shiny object the size of a football stadium, even though it was more than … [Read more...] about Mapping wildfires from 70,000 feet

See original article on JETRO SWIFT Engineering Inc., founded in the US state of California in 1983, is a manufacturing company specialized in unmanned systems, autonomous control systems, robotics and advanced composites. Since its founding, the company has been involved in the development and manufacturing of over 500 racing car chassis (the frames for car bodies) that participate in car races such as the Atlantic Championship and Champ Car World Series. In 2000, the company diversified … [Read more...] about Swift Engineering establishes a company in Kobe

See original article on Dronelife Swift Engineering, Inc. , the San Clemente firm that develops UAS systems and technology, will be showcasing their solutions at the AUVSI Xponential show in Dallas. The Swift 020, the first UAS featuring their X-Blade Technology, will be on display. It is the result of over 13 years of research and development in UAS. The Swift020 is a VTOL drone that takes off and lands anywhere like a quad-rotor and transitions to efficient fixed-wing forward … [Read more...] about VTOL Solution for the UAS Industry

See original article on The Vertical Flight Society At the end of 2016, both Bell Helicopter and the Sikorsky-Boeing team gave brief glimpses under the veil of their Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrators. The Bell V-280 Valor began engine-on testing in Amarillo, Texas, while the composite fuselage for the Boeing-Sikorsky SB>1 Defiant was delivered to Boeing’s Mesa, Arizona, facility. Both companies are building aircraft that are slated to fly this year, but neither has released … [Read more...] about JMR Advances Towards Flight Under Cover of Darkness

See original article on JEC Composites Nine Composites Companies to Be Recognized for Industry-Leading Advances at the 2012 JEC Americas Innovation Awards Program Nine companies and their partners will receive awards at the inaugural JEC Americas Composites Show and Conferences at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Nov. 7 – 9, 2012. The latest crop of winners will be recognized at an Awards ceremony November 7 at 4:00 p.m. at the Agora 3 of the JEC Americas exhibition. JEC … [Read more...] about Swift Recognized for Industry-Leading Advances

See original article on CompositesWorld Swift Engineering Inc. (San Clemente, Calif., USA) reported on March 2 that it has moved closer to opening its new onsite state-of-the-art composite manufacturing and preparation center as it took delivery of a 30-ft by 10-ft (9.1m by 3m) custom-built autoclave. The new autoclave, the first of two new purpose-built autoclaves being installed at Swift, took nine months to design and build by autoclave specialists ASC Process Systems (Valencia, … [Read more...] about Swift Engineering receives 30-ft autoclave