Aechelon Technology Receives Contract for CH-53E Flight Training Device Image Generator

San Francisco, Calif. — On May 28, 2014, Aechelon Technology, Inc. announced that, in connection with Delivery Order N61340-12-D-5201-0004, Aero Simulation, Inc. (ASI) awarded it a subcontract to provide a new image generator and existing databases currently in use by the U.S. Marine Corps. The technology will be used on a CH-53E Flight Training Device (FTD) that directly supports the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), New River, NJ. ASI is the program’s Prime Contractor responsible for delivering the FTD and supporting subsystems.
Aechelon Technology will supply its new pC-NOVA™ v6.5 Image Generator for a Multi-Channel FTD. Aechelon Technology will also provide high fidelity multi-spectral visual and sensor databases, 3D moving models, and a variety of airfields from its extensive library already being used on existing USMC and other DoD programs.

The CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest, heaviest, and most powerful helicopter in the United States military. The heavy-lift helicopter of the Marine Corps is essential in the transportation of heavy equipment and supplies.

About Aechelon Technology, Inc

Aechelon Technology, Inc. is a leader in real time computer graphics applications for training, simulation and entertainment markets. The company provides COTS-based, high resolution, multi-channel, geo-specific image generators, OTW and correlated sensor databases and integration services. The company’s image generators are field proven, and are delivered with full logistics support and documentation. Aechelon Technology is ISO 9001:2008 certified, and is located on the Internet at www.aechelon.com and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Valerie Stewart
Director of Program Management
Aechelon Technology Inc.
(407) 383-1234

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