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Cellular communications specialist and innovator Smith
Myers announces key SAR role with leading aviation
business; announcement at Multi-Mission Expo, Sywell, UK
2023
Smith Myers has delivered the first of the ARTEMIS systems to 2Excel, to be deployed on aircraft. The announcement was made at the Multi-Mission Expo and Conference, Sywell, UK 2023. Pictured is the new Diamond DA-62 MPP
2Excel takes delivery of Smith Myers lifesaving ARTEMIS mobile phone detection, location and communication sensor
Cellular communications specialist and innovator Smith Myers announces key SAR role with leading aviation business; announcement at Multi-Mission Expo, Sywell, UK 2023
13 June 2023 --- SYWELL, Northamptonshire, UK ---- 2Excel Aviation, the innovative aviation and aerospace services company, and provider of a range of services for special missions including search and rescue, has added Smith Myers life-saving ARTEMIS system to its airborne capabilities.
Biggleswade-based Smith Myers has delivered the first of the ARTEMIS systems to 2Excel, to be deployed on aircraft based in Humberside. The announcement as made at the Multi-Mission Expo and Conference, Sywell, UK 2023.
“This latest contract underlines the fantastic relationship we enjoy with 2Excel. ARTEMIS systems will be integrated with mission systems on 2Excel aircraft and support and extend existing capabilities,” said Andrew Munro, Manging Director of Smith Myers.
ARTEMIS turns any mobile phone into a rescue beacon, only requiring two antennas to generate a latitude/longitude fix at up to 19 nautical miles (35km), offering a radical and effective alternative to traditional airborne sensors:
• Texting and calls in no service areas
• Possible automatic cueing of EO/IR (Electro -Optical/Infra-Red)
• Deployment as a stand-alone with embedded mapping or integrate with leading mission system providers
• Making missions in low light/ IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) safer and increasing the odds for a positive outcome
• Available in several SWaP configurations for manned/unmanned platforms
“Since inception 2Excel has built a reputation for being highly skilled at creating innovative solutions and quickly turning complex aviation concepts into leading edge capabilities. ARTEMIS, provides an important capability across a number of contracts that demand fully optimised systems,” said Andy Offer, Co-founder and Director of 2Excel Aviation.”
About 2Excel Aviation
2Excel www.2excelaviation.com was founded in 2005 by two Royal Air Force pilots, 2Excel has grown from four people and four aerobatic aircraft to over 500 people and a fleet of 30-plus. In 2018, 2Excel Aviation became 51 per cent employee owned through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust. 2Xcel is an innovative aviation and aerospace services business working across a range of industries including defence and security, engineering, Search and Rescue and disaster response. Activity is organised around two business lines: 2Excel Aviation, which comprises Capability Development, Special Missions, Insight and Charter; and 2Excel Engineering, which is a Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO) for Boeing and Airbus narrow-bodied aircraft.
About Smith Myers
Smith Myers Communications Ltd www.smithmyers.com is an award-winning UK company specialising in the design, development, manufacture and support of application specific cellular network and handset capabilities for Network Operators, Government Agencies, Law Enforcement, Military, and Search and Rescue organisations. Awards include the Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal; ADS Security Innovation Awards, British Engineering Excellence Award, and ICCA (International Critical Communications) Award.
For commercial enquiries:
Contact: Andrew Munro, andrew.munro@smithmyers.com
For editorial enquiries:
Contact: Philip Hicks, phil@pravoconsulting.com
M: +44 (0) 7467 510339
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