PMCs selected by Goodrich

27 Jan 2005 11:05

Radstone Technology PLC27 January 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 January 2005 Radstone Processors, PMCs Selected By Goodrich Corporation For Poland Peace Sky F-16 Reconnaissance Program "Performance, reliability, customer support" Demonstrating once again that its processors and PMCs are the choice of theworld's leading defense contractors, Radstone Embedded Computing today announcedthat its PowerXtreme PPC7D single board computer, PMCGA3 graphics acceleratorPMC and PMCF2 CompactFlash PMC had been selected by Goodrich Corporation's(NYSE: GR) Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems team for inclusion in thePoland Peace Sky F-16 Reconnaissance program. Radstone is the world's leadingindependent supplier of high-performance, embedded computer products for defenseand aerospace applications. "Radstone's reputation for technical excellence and outstanding customer supportis admired throughout the industry," said Dr. John Stacy, Director ofEngineering for Goodrich's Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems team. "Notonly will they bring the levels of product performance and reliability thatwe're looking for, but also experience and expertise that will add real value tothe program. We're looking forward to working with the Radstone team." As part of this Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Goodrich will be providing itsstate of the art reconnaissance pod to the Polish Air and Air Defense Forces.The podded reconnaissance system features the Goodrich DB-110 dual band,electro-optical / infrared LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) sensor. Thissensor is capable of imaging targets at 30,000 feet at a stand-off distance of50 nautical miles. The system will be used to support NATO forces providing bothBomb Damage Assessment (BDA) and Time-Critical-Targeting capability (TCT). TheRadstone equipment will be used in the DB-110 avionics to manage thereconnaissance systems and perform sensor control functions. "We're delighted to have been selected by Goodrich for this prestigious, highprofile program," said Peter Cavill, President of Radstone Embedded Computing."Goodrich has demonstrated considerable confidence not only in our products, butthe supporting infrastructure we put behind our products, and we look forward tojustifying that confidence. The relationships we have built with the Goodrichteam are excellent, and will form the basis of what we believe will be a highlysuccessful co-operative effort." About Radstone Embedded Computing Radstone Embedded Computing is a global provider of market-leading embeddedcomputer products and services to major defense and aerospace contractorsworldwide. The company designs and manufactures high-performance embeddedcomputer products based on leading-edge commercial technologies and include themost innovative and rugged single board computers, sensor and digital signalprocessors, graphics and imaging processors, networking and communicationsmodules. For more information about Radstone Embedded Computing products and services,visit the company's web site at: http://www.radstone.com About Goodrich Corporation Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global supplier ofsystems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. Goodrich technologyis involved in making aircraft fly ... helping them land ... and keeping themsafe. Serving a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturingand service facilities, Goodrich is one of the largest aerospace companies inthe world. For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com. For further information contact: Tim ThompsonBuchanan Communications Ltd Tel: 020 7466 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange