New Tech to Help Rescue Pilot Behind Enemy Lines
Military forces depend, to a large extent, on GPS and need a redundant resilient capability to operate in a GNSS/GPS-denied environment. A new solution will supply U.S. Army search and rescue teams with radio communications equipment able to help find and rescue downed aircraft pilots in rugged terrain or behind enemy lines even without GPS.
McMurdo, a subsidiary of Orolia USA Inc., won a $33.9 million U.S. Army contract in March for personnel recovery devices that will be integrated into the Army’s Personnel Recovery Support System (PRSS).
McMurdo will provide a rugged, dual-mode, open, and secure beacon that enables individual warfighters to transmit distress signals, should they become isolated or missing, to support rescue operations. The company provides emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) for naval and commercial ships that provide signal connectivity to rescue communications centers.
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