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Mass. State Police Accept Latest Metro EC135
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Since 2009, the Louisiana-based helicopter completions specialist has outfitted four EC135s for the law enforcement agency.
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Specialty helicopter completions provider Metro Aviation recently delivered its fourth outfitted Airbus Helicopters EC135 to the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing. Since 2009, the Louisiana-based company has worked with the law enforcement unit, which responds to more than 1,900 mission requests each year, providing search support, incident- and scene assessment, aerial photography and surveillance.

“Metro Aviation has integrated the FLIR, Aerocomputers, Helinet downlink, and L-3 DVR to assist our crews in supporting our public safety mission,” said unit commander, Lt. Robert Smith, commenting on the technology and avionics installed on the twin-engine helicopter.

“They were very specific on the needs and specifications for their mission profile,” noted Milton Geltz, managing director of Metro Aviation, which operates a 160,000-sq-ft completions center in Shreveport and completes around 35 aircraft a year. “The collaborative efforts resulted in a highly sophisticated, adaptable and manageable tool to perform the complex business of airborne surveillance.”