The contract is valued at over 50-million dollars and involves the design, manufacture, and installation of a new avionics system for three additional Austrian Black Hawk helicopters.
The work will be performed at the company headquarters located in Guntersville, Alabama, with deliveries beginning in 2021.
The ACE DECK VL-60 upgrade will increase the ability of the Austrian MoD to respond both the fulfillment of the Austrian Armed Forces missions and in the event of an emergency and be able to help the population quickly, whether in the air, on the water or on the ground.
“The addition of three new aircraft to the contract really shows how our relationship with the Austrian Government has progressed,” said Ace Aeronautics President and CEO, Darrell Kindley. Ace Aeronautics will be installing the ACE DECK VL-60 cockpit upgrade to the additional aircraft. The ACE DECK kit offers the proven civil pedigree of the GARMIN® G5000H Integrated Flight Deck and the tactical military grade agility of the Avalex Technologies Cockpit Management Unit (CMU) and Digital Mapping System.
“Ace Aeronautics is pleased to provide the Austrian Armed Forces with the most capable and best value Black Hawk solution available," said Kindley. "The ACE DECK is the only day/night VFR/IFR, NextGen/Single European Sky compliant solution available on the market today for UH-60A/Ls and S-70s fleet of aircraft.”
The ACE DECK VL-60 features four 12-inch, NVIS compatible, 4K Ultra-HD displays and two touchscreen controllers, offering one of the most intuitive pilot-vehicle interfaces (PVI) available on the market. The ACE DECK provides pilots the ability to more efficiently manage and control navigation and communication systems, traffic surveillance systems, augmented reality/street view, flight management systems, electronic entries, and remote audio/intercom systems.
Austria expanding fleet to twelve Black Hawks
“We are happy to be selected by the Austrian Armed Forces to solve the avionic parts obsolescence problems with their Black Hawk helicopters on our original delivery order, with first delivery set for 2019,” said Kindley. “This Austrian fleet expansion will increase the total quantity of ACE DECK VL-60 equipped Black Hawk Aircraft from nine (9) to twelve (12).”
About Ace Aeronautics, LLC: Ace Aeronautics provides innovative and long-term avionic and airframe solutions to commercial and government aviation users worldwide. Ace Aeronautics offers commercial and military off-the-shelf (COTS/MOTS) products for fixed and rotary wing aircraft that provide state-of-the-art system solutions to resolve avionics obsolescence and capability gaps. Our commercially developed and qualified business model offers customers the best value, quickest to market and lowest risk approach to upgrading existing fleets or inducting new aircraft into operation.
The ACE DECK VL-60 cockpit with the Garmin G-5000H and Avalex Cockpit Management Unit.
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