Smith Myers Announces Contract with Airbus Helicopters to Supply ARTEMIS Systems

Smith Myers, a global cellular technology company, announces a major contract with Airbus Helicopters. Under the 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.

The Smith Myers' ARTEMIS suite of MPDLS has been saving lives worldwide. Recently selected for major UK, European and North American SAR 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 kilometers 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.

Andrew Munro, managing director of Smith Myers, says, "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 include:

• Factory-fitted and/or retrofit option of ARTEMIS
• Fully integrated logistics support and lifecycle management
• Training and simulation.

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