Astronautics Corporation of America and Nova Systems are jointly installing airborne C4ISR mission systems on a Leonardo AW139 helicopter for operation by a European customer for search and rescue and law enforcement applications. The modification will feature Astronautics’s AeroSync Max wireless airborne communication system to provide avionics and mission data routing, as well as security controls for managing data between the mission system and the helicopter’s avionics suite.
Nova Systems is providing its C4ISR system, which encompasses command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance elements. It recently took delivery of the first AeroSync Max equipment and it now is testing it in its systems integration laboratory before flight testing starts in April to prepare for service entry in late 2023.
AeroSync Max is a secure and integrated wireless data transmission system that automatically provides high-speed-data connectivity, securely enabling flight, mission, and maintenance data gateway applications for new and in-service aircraft. It can include an optional wireless access point to support internet access for particular missions.
At Heli-Expo, Astronautics (Booth B4808) is demonstrating the technology and highlighting applications including air ambulance work, law enforcement, search and rescue, and executive transportation.