21-Jan-2010 Source: Cobham
Cobham today announced the acquisition of SafeLife Systems, a satellite self-test detection service from PROCON Inc., based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The newly acquired service gives thousands of owners of 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) the ability to send non-distress messages via text/email to family and friends, letting them know that all is OK. It will become part of the ACR Products line in Cobham’s Life Support strategic business unit.
“Cobham makes the most reliable, robust satellite detectible emergency devices in the world and has products that can contact search and rescue forces in a matter of minutes and pinpoint location to within 100 meters,†said Cobham Life Support Vice President Kelly Coffield. “We can now provide a unique non-emergency, web-based solution that gives friends and family the peace of mind that comes with knowing the sender is OK.â€
The SafeLife/406Link.com coverage includes North and South American land masses and most of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans including Hawaii, allowing both beacon owners on land as well as those at sea to use the service. Unlike cell phones and two-way radios, the system utilizes two geosynchronous GEOSAR satellites to provide dependable coverage.
About Cobham:
Cobham’s products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems for more than 75 years, keeping people safe, improving communications, and enhancing the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. The Company has four divisions employing more than 12,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of more than £1.4bn/$2.1 billion.
About Cobham Life Support
Cobham Life Support is a world leader in life support and personal survival equipment for use under extreme conditions including oxygen systems for aviators and astronauts, crew restraints, flotation gear, emergency beacons and crew and cargo release systems.