Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) comprise the class of ever more intelligent robotic systems that are forming part of our daily life - primarily by aiding humans where the tasks are dirty, dangerous or dull. Robotic vehicles range from those that hang off of the International Space Station to those spelunking in caves and swimming the depths of our oceans.

Notably, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or "Robots That Fly" are increasingly taking to the skies in both military and civilian contexts. As the international rules evolve to govern integrating unmanned flight with manned aviation, the potential for non-military UAV operations becomes more achievable. The ING Engineering Inc. team is committed to advancing UAV standards both in the military context (i.e. NATO STANAG 4586) and UAV civil airspace certification through support to such activities as the European UCARE (UAVs: Concerted Actions for required REgulations) Programme and the US ACCESS 5 UNITE and the ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems.

ING Engineering Inc. offers tailored instruction on emerging UAV system technical interoperability design standards:

• STANAG 4586 - Standard Interface of the Unmanned Control System (UCS) for NATO UAV Interoperability
• STANAG 4609 - NATO Digital Motion Imagery Format 
• STANAG 4607 - NATO Ground Moving Target Indicator Format (GMTIF)
• STANAG 4545 - NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF)
• STANAG 4559 - NATO Standard Imagery Library Interface (NSILI)
• STANAG 7023 - NATO Primary Image Format
• STANAG 7085 - Interoperable Data Links for Imaging Systems

ING Engineering Inc. has assumed a UVS leadership role nationally through its support to Unmanned Vehicle Systems Canada. UVS Canada is a national non-profit association that represents Canada's tremendous strength in unmanned vehicle systems. This new association serves as a focal point for Canadian innovators, from across the public and private sector, as a community of interest/expertise. Mr. Glenn currently serves as UVS Canada's first President.

External to Canada, ING Engineering Inc. is an active member of two leading unmanned vehicle organisations:

• the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); and
• the Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (UVS Intl)