SARBE EXTENDS TECHNOLOGY TO NEW MARKETS BY LAUNCHING ITS NEW AIR-DROP LOCATOR SYSTEM

SARBE has announced the development of an Air-Drop Locator System (ADLS) for use by armed forces to drop supplies in both combat and peacetime operations.

Development has been in response to the demand for greater accuracy and reliability when making aerial deliveries of supplies, particularly, during covert operations when traditional marker beacons have proved unsuccessful or cannot be used.

There is currently a high level of interest in Guided Parafoil systems that have been designed to assist in the deployment of loads from great heights and offset from the target which significantly improves security during re-supply missions. However, these GPS-based systems cannot recover from a sudden change in wind conditions as the load gets close to the ground and, potentially, this can lead to the load landing way off-target.

Depending on the terrain and time of day, a load just a short distance off target can provide a huge challenge to locate. If critical supplies are not found quickly a mission may be severely compromised or even fail.

The SARBE ADLS offers the ability to locate the load with total accuracy in most conditions. Using GPS and secure encrypted digital transmissions on any frequency specified between 225MHz – 300MHz, the load can be quickly located with the help of the SARBE decoder unit.

Making air drops to maritime forces is even more challenging than land drops. With currents ensuring that loads will quickly drift from where they land, an active system of locating the load is clearly of great benefit.

The development is part of a strategic programme at SARBE to transfer technology used for the recovery of stranded personnel, to asset management applications.

For further details, contact:
Brian Clayton, SARBE, Tom Cribb Road, Thamesmead, London SE28 OBH
TEL: 020 8316 4477 FAX: 020 8316 6218
EMAIL: brian.clayton@sarbe.com

or

Karen Mascarenhas, MASCARENHAS PR TEL: 020 8488 5949
FAX: 020 8333 6466
EMAIL: karen@kmpr.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.kmpr.co.uk