June 28, 2024 | Сергей Храмов

Participation in the HELIRUSSIA 2024 Exhibition

UVR LLC took part in the international helicopter industry exhibition HELIRUSSIA 2024.

The event took place from June 10 to 12 at the Crocus Expo IEC, Krasnogorsk, Moscow region. The exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The exposition of our company was presented in compliance with the requirements:

– UAV “SAKAVIK” with a payload capacity of up to 200 kg, equipped with a system for carrying out agrochemical work (ACW);

– lightweight helicopter-type UAV “Electron 7” with various options of payloads;

– A prototype of a light UAV with a hybrid power plant “sUnitsa”.

Participation in the HELIRUSSIA 2024 Exhibition

The SAKAVIK UAV and equipment for spraying herbicides, pesticides and other field treatment chemicals aroused the greatest interest of visitors. The demonstration of this product was the result of successful research work and testing carried out by the UVR team.

Representatives of the state delegations of Egypt, India, Indonesia, China, Pakistan and South Korea showed quite a high interest in cooperation in the direction of conversion of manned helicopters. Currently, UVR LLC has received official invitations to participate in exhibition events in the above mentioned countries and to further conduct negotiations.

The exposition of UVR LLC became one of the most visited at the event and attracted the attention of the media, including federal and commercial television channels.

The results of the research activities of UVR LLC were highly appreciated by experts, visitors, representatives of the press and were rightfully awarded a diploma from the exhibition organizing committee.

June 17, 2024 | Sergey Litvinov

UVR LLC at “Belagro-2024” Exhibition

UVR LLC took part in the International Agricultural Exhibition “Belagro-2024” – https://www.sb.by/articles/mezhdunarodnaya-vystavka-belagro-2024-zavershila-rabotu.html

The event took place from on June 4-8 in the “Great Stone” Industrial Park. 490 companies from 11 countries took part in the exhibition this year; the total exhibition area was more than 32,000 square meters.

Companies and organizations from the agricultural industry, food industry, manufacturers of agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as suppliers of goods and services for agriculture were presented at the fair.

UVR LLC took part in the event at the joint booth with Unitsky Farm and Ecopark “Aquarelle”. The company presented its new development – a helicopter-type UAV “SAKAVIK” with a special payload – an agrochemical works system (AWS).

This equipment is designed to spray herbicides, pesticides and other substances over fields of various crops using advanced ultra-low volume spraying (ULV) technology.

The spraying system aroused great interest among specialists and managers of agricultural sector enterprises of all regions of the Republic of Belarus, as well as among foreign guests, since the use of drones for applying chemicals to fields has a number of advantages over traditional methods using wheeled machinery. Visitors to the stand expressed their readiness to cooperate with UVR LLC, namely, to provide their fields and chemicals for experimental flights of the UAV SAKAVIK and adjustment of application technology.

The exhibition showed that providing of air chemical services for agriculture is a promising market segment for an unmanned helicopter with a payload capacity of up to 200 kg, since enterprises of the agricultural sector are constantly looking for the ways to increase the productivity of fields processing and maintain the regularity and timeliness of chemicals application, which the existing technologies of application cannot always provide.

April 29, 2024 | Sergey Litvinov

International Youth Forum “UAV – 2024”

From April 22 to April 26, 2024, UVR LLC took part in the International Youth Forum on unmanned aerial vehicles “UAV – 2024”, which was held on the territory of the Belarusian State Technological University – https://belstu.by/news/university/developments/obnovleno-mezhdunarodnyij-molodezhnyij-forum-%C2%ABbpla-2024%C2%BB

The forum program included plenary and sectional sessions, demonstration flights and master classes on the use of unmanned technologies in the real sector of economy and thematic excursions.

The conference was attended by:

– representatives of diplomatic circles, ministries and departments of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan;

– experts from leading technical universities and scientific institutions of the EAEU countries, including: NAS of Belarus, MAI (Moscow), KNITU (KAI) named after Tupolev (Kazan), University of Civil Protection of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, BSTU (Minsk), etc.;

– developers, manufacturers and operators of unmanned aerial vehicles and payloads for them from Belarus and Russia; – enterprises of the forestry and agriculture sectors interested in use of unmanned aviation.

UVR LLC presented an exposition that included a model of the UAV “Electron 7” with various types of payloads and introduced forum participants to the options for their use.

A representative of the University of Civil Protection of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus at a thematic session dedicated to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in forestry and agriculture presented a joint report with UVR LLC on the use of UAVs in assessing the radiation situation, which demonstrated the operation of a radiation monitoring system based on the UAV “Electron 7” and radiation detection equipment RMG-AT2000 made by UP “ATOMTEX”.

Also, the UAV operators of the UVR LLC flight test station performed demonstration flights of the UAV “Electron 7” with video equipment of the visible and infrared ranges on the territory of the Negorelsky Educational and Experimental Forestry of the BSTU. The flights took place in unfavorable weather conditions which did not affect the UAV’s flights performance.

The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus, forest industry experts from Belarus and Russia, specialists from various organizations, students and university professors.

The UVR LLC products aroused great interest among forest industry specialists and the management of the Belarusian State Technological University.

Based on the results of the company’s participation in the forum events, a decision was made to deepen cooperation between UVR LLC and BSTU on the joint promotion of unmanned technologies and the use of UAVs in forestry.

Also, an agreement was reached between UVR LLC and representatives of the Moscow Aviation Institute on cooperation in R&D works to create a system of observation and prevention of forest fires.

April 25, 2024 | Sergey Litvinov

Participation in the Forum “Unmanned Aviation 2024”

UVR LLC took part in the XI Eurasian International Forum “Unmanned Aviation 2024” – https://www.aviacenter.events/en/UNMANNED_AVIATION_2024/

The event took place on April 19 in Moscow. The conference was organized by the Civil Aviation Strategic Developments Center (CASDC), the strategic partner was the Transport Strategy Center (TSC).

“Unmanned Aviation – 2024” is the largest Eurasian international business platform for discussing key trends and innovative solutions, legal and technical regulations issues of the UAV industry.

The conference was attended by:

– representatives of federal and regional authorities, government departments of the Russian Federation;

– developers, manufacturers and operators of unmanned aircraft systems and payloads (antennas, aerial survey equipment, meteorological, geophysical equipment, high-speed wireless data transmission systems, etc.);

– scientific institutions and educational institutes, training centers;

– enterprises from various sectors of the economy interested in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Participation in the Forum “Unmanned Aviation 2024”

UVR LLC and Tomus LLC (Moscow) presented a joint report “Phoenix-Carbon Vector: Complex of Forecasting, Early Detection and Extinguishing of the Forest Fire Sources” (speaker Martynov M.A.), dedicated to the innovative methodology of detecting and extinguishing forest fires using “Electron 7” helicopter-type UAV with special payloads.

The company’s specialists demonstrated a model of the UAV “Electron 7” with various options for specialized payloads and presented to the Forum participants the company’s latest achievements in the development and production of helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

The achievements of UVR LLC were also repeatedly mentioned in the reports of our colleagues and partners. Representatives of the Aviation Department of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia paid special attention to our developments, demonstrating use cases with “Electron 7” equipped with various payloads to perform various tasks of the Ministry’s departments. At the same time, video materials depicting the participation of UVR LLC in the exercises of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations in 2023 were shown to the audience.

Participation of UVR LLC in the Forum “Unmanned Aviation 2024” allowed us to get acquainted with the latest achievements and developments of our colleagues in the field of unmanned aviation, to express our point of view on promising areas of cooperation and collaboration and on the presence of current problems and possibilities for solving them, also – to hold a number of scientific discussions and business negotiations, and as a result, to significantly expand the target group of potential customers.

It should be noted that UVR brand has become known and even more recognizable not only in the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and the EAEU countries, but also beyond their borders!

March 1, 2024 | Sergey Litvinov

Radio Frequency Channels Allocated to UVR LLC by the Decision of the SCRF

In February this year the State Commission on Radio Frequencies of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus decided to allocate radio frequency channels (C2) to UVR LLC in the frequency band 960 – 1020 MHz for the development, production and operation of radio-electronic equipment for the air radio navigation service.

The decision of SCRF is the result of the successfully completed tests of the radio modem designed by UVR LLC.

The radio modem has been tested and certified for compliance of its technical characteristics with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus and can now legally be used to control UAVs and transmit telemetry.

The UAV communication system consists of a compact UAV radio modem (control board size: 57x40x12 mm), a dipole antenna, a radio modem module, a ground control station and a collinear antenna designed specifically to operate at the abovementioned frequencies.

Technical characteristics of radio modem modules:

– frequency range – from 960 to 1020 MHz;

– transmitter output power – up to 2 W;

– maximum data transfer speed – up to 300 kbit/s;

– supply voltage range – from 5 V to 105 V;

– radio modem module interfaces for GCS – Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, CAN (2 pcs.), UART;

– interfaces of the compact radio modem module for UAVs – CAN (2 pcs.), UART.

Radio frequency channels in the specified frequency band provide significant advantages to the company when operating UAVs, since this range is not overloaded and allows stable communication at a distance of up to 100 km.

January 16, 2024 | Sergey Litvinov

Motherboard for a New Version of Unmanned Helicopter

The Electronics Department of UVR LLC has completed the development and testing of the main motherboard for a new version of a light electric helicopter-type UAV, which will be the next stage in the evolution of the UAV “Electron 7”.

The board contains power converters for UAV electronic devices, servos and payloads, it provides control of the UAV recovery system and reads UAV performance data from sensors. The outputs of the motherboard power converters of the UAV’s electronic devices and servos are additionally equipped with a backup battery designed to power the devices and servos in the event of a failure of the main converters.

Versatility is the most prominent feature of the new motherboard. Devices are connected to the motherboard through a separate switchboard, the topology of which can be changed to make possible the application of the motherboard in other UAV models without changing its main parameters.

Motherboard for a New Version of Unmanned Helicopter

Product’s characteristics:

– power supply: lithium-ion (polymer) 12-14S batteries;

– maximum current consumption of the motor controllers connected to the board: 100 A;

– payload power converter parameters: 24 V / 15 A;

– microcontroller used: STM32F7 series;

– memory IC for maintaining power modes in the event of a failure of the microcontroller;

– a special function – turning off the power electronics in case the UAV’s recovery system is triggered (minimizing the chance for a UAV fire).

The use of the new motherboard in new versions of UAVs will significantly increase the flight time and range, the reliability of the UAV in non-standard situations, and will reduce production costs.

December 28, 2023 | Sergey Litvinov

Happy New Year 2024!

Dear colleagues, business partners and friends of our company in Belarus and abroad!

Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year! Thank you for all the good things that we managed to achieve together in the past year and hope that in the new year 2024 we will achieve even more!

We wish you and your loved ones good health, success in all your endeavors, overcoming all obstacles and implementing all your plans!

尊敬的同仁们、商业伙伴们以及我公司在白俄罗斯和国外的朋友们！

我们热烈祝贺即将到来的2024年新年快乐以及圣诞节快乐！我们感谢你们在过去的一年里与我们一起达成的目标与成绩，并希望在新的一年里我们能取得更大的成就！

我们祝愿您和您的亲人身体健康、万事如意、克服困难、愿望成真！

Happy New Year 2024! — Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Background

December 15, 2023 | Sergey Litvinov

Hybrid UAV Prototype Testing

UVR LLC specialists successfully tested a prototype of a light helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle with a hybrid power source, developed on the basis of the UAV “Electron 7”. In this case, the term “hybrid” implies the coordinated operation of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, which is a non-standard solution for unmanned aircraft.

The use of a compact internal combustion engine as the main power source will almost quadruple the flight time of the UAV!

The abovementioned hybrid UAV prototype is an intermediate stage of R&D works on the project. The tasks of next stage will be optimizing of the UAV’s design, improving its layout and reducing the weight of the structural elements.

December 5, 2023 | Sergey Litvinov

Development of Cooperation with Africa

UVR LLC was visited by a delegation of government structures of the Republic of Benin.

The guests got acquainted with the areas of research activities and experimental production of the company, and also took part in demonstration flights of the group of light UAVs “Electron 7” at “Kukhtichi” airfield.

The flights were carried out in close to extreme conditions with high humidity and low temperatures.

At the request of the guests, specialists from UVR LLC carried out a number of unplanned scenarios of operation for the team of two light UAVs used for monitoring and protecting the perimeter. Selective determination of objects coordinates, data transfer to the ground control station, correction of the flight mission, interaction between several UAVs, tracking of the selected target were carried out. Also, the correctness of video information transmission on long distances was checked.

It should be noted that in many countries of West Africa, including Benin, there is a serious problem of providing security of various civil and industrial infrastructure facilities, and also of nature reserves and national parks that have vast territories, hard to access by ground transport.

To solve these problems UVR LLC proposes the use of a specialized system based on the “Electron 7” UAV with a set of specific payloads and a motion control sensor system.

Also, the delegation was highly interested in the results of R&D work on the conversion of heavy piloted helicopters based on the Mi-2 prototype, capable of moving cargo with weight more than 1000 kg in conditions of high temperatures. This helicopter model is well known in African countries and has a longtime positive experience. This opens up a good chance for our company to enter the UAV market in the region.

November 15, 2023 | Sergey Litvinov

Entering the Chinese Market

As a result of long-lasting negotiations, in November this year, UVR LLC was visited by a delegation of the businessmen from the People’s Republic of China, top managers of Chinese companies operating helicopters manufactured in the former USSR and interested in extending the commercial life of their aircraft fleet by converting them into unmanned aerial vehicles.

The guests got familiar with the latest developments of UVR LLC, its research and production base, and the results of the R&D works in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. At the same time, demonstration flights of the UAV “COMBO” based on the Ka-26 helicopter with a maximum load on an external sling, light and medium UAVs of our own design with various target and payloads were carried out at the Kukhtichi airfield, the results of work on the next stage of R&D of the conversion of the manned helicopter Mi-2.

The colleagues from the People’s Republic of China highly appreciated the level of the innovative solutions of UVR LLC. Their greatest interest was attracted by the results of the work on the conversion of manned helicopters capable of moving cargo with the weight up 1000 kg and more, as currently the most promising areas for the use of heavy UAVs are the construction of infrastructure facilities for the power industry and telecommunications, various types of agricultural works for needs and the transportation of food in hard-to-reach regions.

The Chinese comrades expressed high interest and confidence in the prospects of cooperation with UVR LLC. The highest priority areas are: conversion of helicopters into UAVs in China, joint R&D to develop new types of UAVs and various types of payloads, training of remote pilots, as well as marketing and promotion of helicopter-type UAVs in various segments of the Chinese market.

Basing on the results of the visit and negotiations the parties signed a cooperation agreement.

This next step for sure will be a new stage of development both for UVR LLC and for our Chinese friends. It will allow us to start implementing non-standard projects, unlock joint potential and reach new frontiers of scientific and business activity!