Multi-award-winning global cellular technology company, Smith Myers announced a major contract with Airbus Helicopters.
Under this framework agreement, Smith Myers’ ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection and Location Systems (MPDLS) will be factory-fitted and offered as a retrofit option across Airbus Helicopters’ fleet of aircraft.
Andrew Munro, managing director of Smith Myers, stated, “This tender and contracting activity was highly rigorous. Being selected by a company of Airbus status, underscores the effectiveness and reliability of our ARTEMIS systems, which are already being installed on a number of Airbus Helicopters now.”
Key Highlights of the Airbus Contract:
- Factory fitted and/or retrofit option (ARTEMIS)
- Full Integrated Logistics Support & Lifecycle Management
- Training & Simulation included
The Smith Myers ARTEMIS suite of MPDLS has been saving lives worldwide. Recently selected for major U.K., European, and North American search-and-rescue and Coast Guard Programs, ARTEMIS is designed to accurately locate mobile telephones in challenging airborne environments using only two small antennas.
The ARTEMIS MPDLS can detect a phone at extended ranges up to 35 km and provides unique capabilities such as mass-mapping and geofencing to minimize crew workload. The system is automated, quick, and accurate, leading to more rapid positive outcomes, even in low light/IMC conditions, and operates stand-alone with no requirement for the involvement of Mobile Network Operators.
This press release was prepared and distributed by Smith Myers.
