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Travis brings in Axnes for AW169 wireless comms
Designed to improve safety, situational awareness and communication in flight ops, the PNG wireless intercom was integrated by Leonardo prior to delivery. Three STAR AW169s will support HEMS, hoist and firefighting.

Travis County STAR Flight of Austin, Texas has contracted wireless intercom technology innovator Axnes to integrate its PNG wireless intercom system across three recently-delivered AW169 airframes, which are part of a fleet modernisation programme to support STAR's air medical transport, hoist and fire suppression operations.

Designed to improve crew safety, situational awareness, enhanced communication and efficiency in flight operations, the PNG wireless intercom system was integrated by Leonardo prior to final delivery. Each airframe has an internal PNG base station and control panel integration along with two MP50 handsets. The waterproof wireless handsets have an average range of two to three miles and allow full duplex crew communication while performing external airframe tasks such as swift water rescue, hoist operations, remote accident scene response and other critical missions.

Some of the many features include a battery life of up to 15 hours of continuous operation or 40 hours of standby capability and the latest airborne environmental and software standards. A night vision goggle (NVG) compatible handset and control panel screen are standard, in addition to MP50 voice activated (VOX) and push to talk (PTT) function, which allow users to easily integrate the MP50 into multiple critical and routine civil and military mission profiles. Secure AES 256-bit encrypted voice technology ensures that communications by MP50 handheld users cannot be compromised by others.

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