PRESS
NEWS
8th October 2007
Skyquest awarded Smart PC
development programme by SELEX Sensors & Airborne
Systems (S&AS) UK.
Skyquest
Aviation, the UK based manufacturer of specialist video
equipment for airborne surveillance aircraft today
announces that it has won a contract to design and
build a powerful Smart PC display system for SELEX
Sensors & Airborne Systems (S&AS) UK.
Under the contract Skyquest will develop a high brightness
LCD display panel with an integrated processor to enable
local software applications to run directly behind
the display. SELEX S&AS will use the new Smart
PC technology in airborne radar applications.
Skyquest already supplies industry leading video display
and recording technology to the airborne surveillance
industry and believes that the product will open new
markets for users who need to run computer software
in their aircraft for applications such as moving maps,
mission planning and automatic number plate and target
recognition.
Technical Director Anthony McQuiggan commented that “powerful
panel pc technology brings many new opportunities to
users who would previously have had to certify both
a computer and display, and the associated power and
cabling requirements, into the aircraft. With our new
Smart PC Panel, installation is simplified and users
can either run the display for traditional video applications
or combine local software applications as and when
they need them”
Skyquest will deliver initial units in Q4 2007 and
anticipates full production in early 2008.
Ends.
Skyquest Aviation supply industry leading video display,
video distribution, video recording and video transmitting
technology for airborne surveillance aircraft.
For further information please contact:
info@skyquest.co.uk
Telephone: 01628 891017
