San Francisco, California, April 15, 2010 — Aechelon Technology, Inc. announced today that J.F. Taylor Inc. has awarded it a contract to provide image generators and databases for the AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter program. J.F. Taylor Inc. is the prime contractor for the U.S. Marines AH-1W program.
Aechelon Technology will supply its new pC-NOVA™ v5.0 Image Generators for Out-of-The-Window (OTW), Night Vision Goggles (NVG), Direct View Optics (DVO) as well as Electro-Optical and Forward Looking Infrared (EO/FLIR) for three devices including, Device 2F170, Serial Number (S/N) 1 located within the Marine Aircrew Training Systems Site (MATSS) facilities at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), AH-1W APT, Device 2F170, S/N 2 currently located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Atlanta, Georgia (GA), and the AH-1W APT Device 2F170 S/N 3 currently located at Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA).
Aechelon Technology will also provide multi-spectral global databases, moving models, airfields and foreign areas of interest. All three Image Generators feature five channel OTW, NVG as well as sensor channels for simulating DVO and the Bright Star II™ EO/FLIR.
About J.F. Taylor, Inc
J.F. Taylor, Inc. is a leading engineering services firm, high fidelity simulator manufacturer, and systems integrator. Founded in 1983, the company’s core projects are in hardware and software systems, aircraft training and simulation devices, systems engineering, test support, and instrumentation of real-time data systems. The company is located in Lexington Park, MD, near the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, and on the Internet at www.jfti.com.
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.
For further information regarding this press release or Aechelon Technology products, please contact:
Javier Castellar
Director of Programs
Aechelon Technology Inc.
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