AD Aerospace Ltd, Manchester, designer and manufacturer of aircraft video systems, has acquired the assets of Innovative Sensor Developments (ISD), designer of video systems for Rugged and Mobile Military Applications.
The two firms experience in video surveillance systems especially in relation to vehicle based units will further enhance the products on offer to their clients.
“We at AD Aerospace are very excited by the acquisition of ISD,” said Mike Horne, Managing Director AD Aerospace. “And we are looking forward to working with the ISD team to offer innovative and practical video equipment to our customers in the aircraft, military and Homeland Security markets.”
AD Aerospace produces the FlightVu range of state-of-the-art aircraft video systems. The systems offer aircraft operators enhanced security in areas such as cockpit door access and protection of baggage in the cargo hold and enhanced safety in areas such as video smoke detection and monitoring of external control surfaces during flight.
ISD`s main development concentration is on their DACIC Long Range Surveillance dual wide and narrow Field of View Camera for which a whole new cost conscious Market is predicted.
“The corporate strength and the refined quality which is inherent in all AD Aerospace work makes them an ideal partner for our mobile weapon station gun sights and Mega pixel surveillance products” said Simon Hill the founder of ISD and a member of the AD Aerospace team. “Their deep commitment to quality both of design and build standards is just what our customers demand.”
ISD is built around a core team of experienced professionals with a unique history of novel and successful adaptation of TV techniques to the hazardous military environment
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Media Contact: Rob Davies, Marketing Manager, AD Aerospace
Tel: +44 (0) 870 442 4520, Fax +44 (0) 870 442 4524, E-mail: rdavies@ad-aero.com
AD Aerospace Ltd. designs and manufactures aerospace video camera systems for commercial aerospace, including state-of-the-art video security systems. The company, part of the AD Group, has EASA approvals for Manufacturing and Maintenance, and is an approved supplier to the Boeing Company. AD Aerospace has facilities in Cheshire UK, Atlanta USA and Singapore.
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AD Group
AD Group with its headquarters in Warrington, England, was established in 1997, its primary objective being to create and bring to market leading edge CCTV solutions. The pioneering nature of the Group’s products, with the emphasis very much on R&D, has undoubtedly been a critical element in AD’s success to date.
The principal shareholder of AD is Mike Newton who founded UK CCTV giant Dedicated Micros in 1982 which ranks No1 globally for multi channel digital video recorders. In 2001 Dedicated Micros became an integral part of AD Group. Since that time all AD companies have been able to take advantage of a shared technology base, offering the potential for flexible CCTV solutions on the ground, in the air and on the move. Members of AD Group include: AD Aerospace, AD Aviation, AD Network Video, ChipWrights, Dennard, Dedicated Micros, D-Tec, RemGuard, TSS and TES.
More information on AD is available at www.ad-group.co.uk.
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