LOS ANGELES, CA - June 8, 2006 - Teledyne Controls, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), announced today that Boeing has selected Teledyne Controls for the development and the supply of the Aircraft Health Monitoring System (AHMS) for the U.S. Navy P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). As the sole supplier, Teledyne will provide the hardware, software and engineering effort required to successfully support this multi-year program.
"After several months of competitive procurement, we are very pleased that Boeing has recognized Teledyne Controls' long and extensive experience in data acquisition and selected our AHMS solution for the U.S. Navy's new Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft," said Masood Hassan, vice-president and general manager of Teledyne Controls. "This is a significant contract with excellent potential value, as the P-8A will eventually replace the Navy's P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft."
The AHMS solution offered by Teledyne Controls for the U.S. Navy MMA is an enhanced configuration of Teledyne's standard commercial Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit (DFDAU), which is already flying on approximately half of the delivered Boeing 737NG aircraft serving the world airlines. Designed to collect and analyze flight data to monitor the condition of the aircraft, the DFDAU provides Boeing aircraft operators with a standardized hardware and software solution that allows for proactive maintenance and enhanced operation. Its ACMS Software, which offers extensive flexibility, enables users to specify the parameters they need for data monitoring, maintenance, and operational efficiency, without the artificial constraints usually imposed by other software systems. The user-friendly operation and growth capacity of the Teledyne DFDAU will be instrumental in serving the P-8A mission requirements well.
Manufactured by Boeing and based on the Boeing 737 BBJ, the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. It possesses an advanced mission system for maximum interoperability in battle space. Capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral operations, the P-8A MMA is expected to influence how the U.S. Navy's maritime patrol and reconnaissance forces train, operate, and deploy.
About Teledyne Controls
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Teledyne Controls is a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and a leading manufacturer and innovator of a wide range of air transport, business & commuter aircraft, helicopter, and airport systems. Teledyne Controls supports its many airline, airframe, helicopter, airport customers with extensive product-support bases and worldwide facilities. More information about Teledyne Controls can be found at www.teledynecontrols.com.
About Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronics, instruments and communication products, systems engineering solutions aerospace engines and components and on-site gas and power generation systems. Teledyne Technologies has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com.
About Boeing
Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, with capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. Their reach extends to customers in 145 countries around the world, and they are the number one U.S. exporter in terms of sales. More information about Boeing is available at http://www.boeing.com.
Teledyne Controls Contacts:
John Canton
Director of Business Development
Government Programs & Legislative Affairs
Phone: +1 (310) 442-4216
Email: john_canton@teledyne.com
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