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TEAC Aerospace
Contract Award from General Dynamics UK for MDR-80 Missiion Data Recorders
to Support over 240 of the International Eurofighters
Montebello,
CA - July 7, 2005 -
Montebello, TEAC Aerospace
Technologies, Inc. (TAT), the leading provider of rugged airborne video
and mission data recorders, announces receipt of a multi-year contract
award from General Dynamics UK for MDR-80 Mission Data Recorders to
support over 240 of the international Eurofighters. The Eurofighter
Typhoon aircraft are built by the consortium of Alenia Aeronautica, BAE
Systems, and EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company)
Deutschland and CASA and will be deployed by Germany, Italy, Spain
United Kingdom and exported to Austria. TEAC contract delivery will
commence with qualification units to be delivered in fall 2005 followed
by production units in fall 2006.
TEAC's MDR-80 mission data recorders deliver an advanced technical and cost-effective
solution to record both combat and training missions to provide vital tactical
and flight information for battle commanders and training officers. TEAC's mission
data recorders come with removable, expandable memory modules to handle Gigabytes
of digital video plus PCM, ACMI, MFOQA, HUMS, Ethernet, and 1553 data recording
along with mission data loading. The flexible MDR architecture meets today's
requirements with a built-in upgrade path for operational expansion and technology
insertion in the future without redesign. TEAC currently offers the MDR-80 in
30 COTS configurations.
For Eurofighter Typhoon, the solid state digital MDR-80 will be configured to
record four critical video sources, each with over 90 minutes of high-resolution
digital recording capacity, and 1553 data on solid state Removable Memory Modules.
The recorded video will be used for post-mission debrief and analysis.
TEAC's newest line of Mission Data Recorders, the MDR-80 is already operational
worldwide with deployments in Australia, Bulgaria, Chile, France, Italy, Germany,
Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Japan,
S. Korea, India, Switzerland, and the United States. The MDR-80 is latest in
TEAC's line of Airborne Video Tape Recorders (AVTRs) that fly on over 20,000
fighter aircraft and helicopters in 50 countries around the world and on the
Space Shuttle.
"We are pleased to have been chosen by General Dynamics to support the Eurofighter
requirement," comments David Husted, President of TEAC Aerospace Technologies. "The
Typhoon is a key program for TEAC and it again confirms the worldwide acceptance
of our new COTS recorders."
About TEAC Aerospace Technologies
TEAC Aerospace Technologies designs and markets both commercial and military
airborne equipment and systems. TEAC is the leader in airborne video and data
recorders for military and aerospace applications and the frontrunner in the
development of airborne solid-state digital video and data recording products.
TEAC guarantees full configuration control, spare parts availability, technical
and logistics support worldwide for its product lines. In the commercial airline
market, TEAC Aerospace Technologies is the world's largest supplier of audio
and video reproducers for aircraft. TEAC In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) Systems
fly on over 80% of the largest carriers and are setting new standards for quality,
convenience and reliability. Configuration design and installation of TEAC Aerospace
IFE systems is available through major aircraft interior systems integrators
worldwide and the prime aircraft manufacturers.
For more information on TEAC Aerospace Technologies' Mission Data Recorders (MDRs),
contact Mr. Al McGowan, Director of Business Development/Defense Systems, TEAC
Aerospace Technologies. Tel: 01 323 727 4754. Fax: 01 323 727 4877. E-mail: amcgowan@teac.com
or visit www.teac-aerospace.com
source: TEAC
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