Chilean Navy upgrades helicopter fleet and equips with Rhotheta Direction Finders The Chilean Navy is upgrading their helicopters to the Airbus H125 platform under the “Gaviota Project”. The H125s are replacing the Bell 206 Jet Ranger (UH-57) platforms in service since the 1970s and will be relied on for search and rescue (SAR), medical evacuation,
Read MoreJUNE 21, 2022 Working in conjunction with CNC Technologies, Metro Aviation customized a new H125 to meet the Texas Department of Public Safety’s specific mission needs. Metro Aviation recently completed and delivered a new H125 for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Working in conjunction with aviation technology and wireless communications leader CNC Technologies, Metro
Read MoreAIRBUS H125 wins “Gaviota” project of Chilean Navy – its configuration includes the RHOTHETA RT-600 El Proyecto Gaviota de la Armada de Chile ha sido adjudicado a Airbus Helicopters, quien presentó su modelo H125, o AS350 B3e, uno de los miembros de la familia Ecureuil. El proyecto Gaviota se tramitó durante cerca de 10 años y
Read MoreRHOTHETA RDF TECHNOLOGY – EESENTIAL FOR THE MISSION When RHOTHETA International, a radio direction finding (RDF) and location systems developer, started operations in 1989, its specialty was air traffic control (ATC) products. Its initial development was the RT-1000 direction finder system for ATC and vessel traffic services applications, which proved a winner with over 100
Read MoreAIRBUS will deliver two H125s to Chilean Navy in 2020 – including the RHOTHETA RT-600 El Comando de Aviación Naval de la Armada de Chile recibirá en 2020 los primeros dos de un total de cinco helicópteros livianos monomotor H125 adquiridos al fabricante aeronáutico Airbus Helicopters. Tal como publicó Infodefensa.com, la institución adjudicó en septiembre
Read MoreRadio Direction Finding for Man Overboard Recovery and Safety When you call 911 from a cell phone on land, the dispatcher can usually determine your location in just a few seconds between your phone’s internal GPS and the location information available from the cellular network. However, this is not necessarily the case when a mariner
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