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Robert Wickens Scores Emotional Podium Finish in Return to Professional Racing

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 2, 2022 /CNW/ - Robert Wickens made his emotional return to professional racing last Friday in the four-hour BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway, scoring a podium third-place finish.

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  • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 2, 2022 /CNW/ - Robert Wickens made his emotional return to professional racing last Friday in the four-hour BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona International Speedway, scoring a podium third-place finish.
  • The triumph marks Wickens' first podium appearance since a second-place finish in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at Mid-Ohio SportsCar Course in 2018.
  • Drivers Robert Wickens and Mark Wilkins celebrate their podium finish in the four-hour endurance challenge race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 28, 2022.
  • Robert Wickens celebrates his third-place finish driving the #33 Elantra N TCR at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 28, 2022.

American Made Swift High-Altitude-Long-Endurance UAS Completes Landmark First Flight

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Monday, July 20, 2020
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In partnership with NASA's Ames Research Center , Swift Engineering's high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system, completed its maiden flight.

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  • In partnership with NASA's Ames Research Center , Swift Engineering's high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system, completed its maiden flight.
  • The only US-made platform in its class, Swift's flight team, performed a full-system check, validating the vehicle's configuration for high-altitude continuous surveillance missions.
  • Designed to operate unmanned at 70,000 feet, The Swift HALE UAS offers 24-hour persistent and stable upper atmosphere operations for commercial and military surveillance, monitoring, communications, and security applications.
  • The calculations from the flight test validates all of our safety and design requirements," says Andrew Streett, Vice President of Technology at Swift Engineering.

Swift Teams Continue to Make History in Kobe City by Uncovering Key Safety Findings

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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Teams from Swift Tactical Systems , in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi , both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed a multiphase study, enabling government officials to make critical decisions regarding the ongoing safety of its citizens.

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  • Teams from Swift Tactical Systems , in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi , both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed a multiphase study, enabling government officials to make critical decisions regarding the ongoing safety of its citizens.
  • The joint American and Japanese teams flew unmanned Swift air vehicle systems integrated with live-streaming videos, georeferenced orthomosaic, and NDVI image capturing capabilities.
  • Swift teams have been tracking numerous environmental changes throughout Japan, including, landslide monitoring, seawall shifts, algae blooms, and invasive species.
  • Swift-Xi Inc. () is a Japanese joint venture between Swift Engineering Inc. and the Kobe Institute of Computing, located in the city of Kobe in Hyogo prefecture.

Swift UAS Teams Break New Ground in Japan

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Thursday, April 23, 2020
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.and WAKE-CHO, Japan, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Teams from Swift Tactical Systems , in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi , both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan.

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  • SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.and WAKE-CHO, Japan, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Teams from Swift Tactical Systems , in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi , both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
  • The joint Swift teams flew integrated unmanned vehicle systems including, Swift air vehicles with mounted NightHawk2 cameras streaming live video to ground control.
  • "Our teams proved that our combined military expertise and advanced UAS technology with real-time intelligence and data gathering capabilities are a powerful force in the industry.
  • Swift Tactical Systems provides unmatched capabilities utilizing disruptive unmanned systems technologies and operational expertise for military and government applications.

Swift Tactical Systems Lands $17M National Drone and Services Contract

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, won a $17 Million contract to provide Bahamas government agencies and ministries with a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program.

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  • SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, won a $17 Million contract to provide Bahamas government agencies and ministries with a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program.
  • The contract was awarded to Swift Tactical Systems more than one year after the government released a worldwide request for drone and services proposals.
  • Swift Tactical Systems provides unmatched capabilities utilizing disruptive unmanned systems technologies and operational expertise for military and government applications.
  • Swift Tactical Systems is a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, Inc. Also headquartered in San Clemente, Swift Engineering is an innovation company with a 35-year history of design, engineering and build heritage in intelligent systems and advanced vehicles; including autonomous systems, helicopters, submarines, spacecraft, ground vehicles, robotics, and advanced composites.

Senator Patricia Bates to Visit Swift Engineering Tomorrow

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Monday, September 16, 2019
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Senator Patricia Bates will be visiting a global innovation leader and US manufacturer, Swift Engineering .

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  • SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, Senator Patricia Bates will be visiting a global innovation leader and US manufacturer, Swift Engineering .
  • Swift is utilizing its fleet of unmanned aviation vehicles (UAVs) to collect fast, real-time intelligence, 3D terrain modeling, and actionable data.
  • "I am thrilled to visit an established and innovative technology company in my district," says Senator Patricia Bates, 36th Senate District.
  • Swift Engineering is an innovation company based in San Clemente, California that specializes in solving complex problems for sophisticated clients.