The mission wireless intercom

About Axnes: Axnes was founded in 1995, and is a privately owned company headquartered in Norway with offices in the United Kingdom, Austria and the United States of America, and worldwide distribution through its partner network.

Axnes develops and supplies advanced and highly durable wireless intercom solutions that are designed to perform in extreme conditions, and on a wide variety of platforms- aircraft, ground and maritime.

Axnes is an approved supplier to OEM’s - Airbus, Leonardo, Sikorsky, and Bell, and has a worldwide customer base. The company has been supplying its wireless intercom systems for two decades and is an EASA Part 21 and Part 145 approved quality organization. Axnes is widely recognized as the industry leader within its field.

Our mission statement:

To develop, manufacture and support professional wireless intercoms, providing our customers with increased mission capabilities, enhanced situational awareness and safety

PNG: The Mission Wireless Intercom

The PNG system is a mission capable wireless ICS extension which enables crew to maintain full duplex communication when leaving the platform at a robust line of sight range.

• Wireless communications are enabled by a PNG base station connected to the platform’s ICS. A number of advanced features can be accessed by an on-board communication control device. Industry leading non-interrupted VOX, noise- and echo cancelling technologies enables communications in the most severe noise environments.

• Secure communications are made available through Software or Hardware encryption according to customer requirements.

• PNG can be retrofitted and configured to work with any existing ICS or helmet/headset combination and is designed to qualify for all relevant aerial, maritime and ground vehicle platforms, civilian and military.

• PNG handheld transceivers include a GPS receiver allowing the position of the outside crew to be monitored on mission displays, transmission of position information is done in secure mode.

• PNG can be connected to platform installed radios, allowing users to access radios from a remote position and to communicate through platform installed radios, such as Satcom, C2IS, or TETRA.

• Intercom loops may be created in the wireless domain, allowing teams to interact or work independently when required, and team leaders to broadcast across teams.

• Various handheld transceivers are available, both amphibious and non-amphibious. Different devices can be mixed within the same system and there is no limitation to number of units connected.

JOINT : LAND-AIR-SEA

Medical • Hands free operations • Linking to other comms – from the forward medevac back to

hospital • Group configuration • Security

Land • Armoured vehicles • Ambulances

Air • Rotary and fixed wing

Sea • From vessel to other platforms, marine features • Patrol boats

Wireless Intercom extension Features

System components: MP50 PNG Transceiver • Rugged metal housing, IP 68, to 10 feet of water (3m)

• Small and efficient size 125x68x31mm

• GPS positioning back to aircraft • AIS SART transponder option

• Dual-band (dual radio transmitters UHF and VHF)

• Connects to all common headsets/mics through waterproof Fischer plug. Adaptors available

• Inherent secure com with option to add AES 256

or embedded hardware encryption

• NVG friendly or compatible options

• Battery time 15 hours operation, 40 hours standby

• Charges in platform in 20G cradle

System components: MP30 PNG Transceiver • Rugged metal housing, IP55

• Small and efficient size, 110x68x38mm

• GPS positioning option

• Connects to all common headsets/mics through • Custom connector options available for large orders

• Inherent secure com with option to add AES 256

or embedded hardware encryption

• NVG friendly or compatible options

• Battery time 15 hours operation, 40 hours standby

• External battery solution available

• Charges in platform in 20G cradle

MP50 vs MP30

MP30 MP50

Rugged aluminum body * *

Rechargeable, long lasting lithium battery *1 *

Hands free VOX mode operation * *

Advanced Noise cancelling technology * *

Innovative Echo cancellation * *

Compatible with all common headsets * *

Inherent secure comm with optional AES 256 or

embedded encryption

* *

PTT mode: push button activated when desired * *

PTT2: enabled relay through platform radios to

other remote stations

* *

GPS position reporting * *

NVG compatible LED screen * *

Submersible to 10 feet / 3 meters *

Dual band with marine VHF *

Walkie talkie function *

Optional AIS-SART distress beacon *

Local mode: external microphone allows

communication between rescuer and victim

with helmet/headset on

*

Bluetooth connection to mobile devices

including cell phones

*

1 optional AAA battery pack

The MP30 is a lower cost alternative to the MP50 that provides many of the same advantages over other wireless intercom systems. MP30 and MP50 transceivers can be combined in the same system when some but not all crew/team members require the MP50’s additional features

System components: CP50 PNG Control Panel

• Multirole configuration switching

• Identification of active transceivers

• Control TX mute and Group broadcast

• GPS position reporting of remote crew

• Remote crew positioning and remote crew SART beacon activation (optional)

• USB test, diagnostics and configuration port

• DZUS panel mount format, other formats on request

• CAN-bus interface and power supply from base station provides easy installation

• NVG friendly

System components: BST50 PNG Base Station

• Connects to any vendors ICS system • Capable of delivering PTT signal to radios installed in the platform

• Digital connections through RS232/422

• Supports multiple connection points for audio through analog and digital interfaces

• Output for remote crew position data to tactical systems

• External configuration memory dongle for hot swapping

• Dual antenna support • internal and external antenna in large platforms, gives full internal coverage

while retaining 5-10km outside range

• Control panel interface

System components: CHG50 PNG Charger • Wall mounted Charger

• Crash tolerant > 20G

• In-flight securing clamp

• Water draining cradle

• Power through platform DC system, 10-30 Volts

• Supports full operation of tranceiver while charging

• Table Charger • One to four simultaneous charging positions

• Individual charging management

• 100-240 V Power Supply

Main System Specs

• Full duplex capability

• UHF 390-470MHz and Maritime FM VHF 156-164 MHz

• Channel separation 25 or 50KHz

• Supports multiple wireless users and grouping of users

• Operational temperature -20° to +60°C

• Secure communication • Inherent secure com with option to add AES 256 or embedded

hardware encryption

• Qualified according to DO-160G • Qualified according to DO-178C

• Delivered with EASA Form 1

Axnes references and customers

Axnes has a wide spread of customers and partners, please see listed a selection

• OEMS: Airbus, Leonardo, Sikorsky and Bell

• MROs: Heli-One, SAAB AB, Ukrainian Helicopters, Marshall UK, Hangar1, Scandinavian Avionics

• End Users: Turkish Airforce, Danish 722 squadron, UK RAF, Swedish maritime administration, Babcock UK, Babcock Mission critical services in Spain, Italy and Australia, CHC UK and Norway, Bristow UK and Norway, Airlift, Norwegian Air Ambulance, LT Tech, Italian Airforce, Italian Coastguard, Norwegian Airforce, Swedish Air Ambulance, Deutsche BundesPolizei, Icelandic Coastguard, Atlantic Airways, California Highway Patrol, LA City Fire, IOMAX, Estonia Border Patrol and Police, Polish Medical Rescue, Air Greenland, Dutch Airforce, all hoist equipped AW139 operators(Axnes product are standard and on aircraft’s Type Certificate)

• Partners: Orolia, SARBE, McMurdo, Trace, Priority1, Becker Avionics, Esterline amongst others

Platform references Polycon (previous system)

• Airbus installations: EC135, EC145, EC225, AS350, AS365, AS332, and EC725

• AW installations: AW109, AW119, AW139, AW149, AW169, AW189, AW101

• Sikorsky installations: S-61, S-76, S-92

• Substantial footprint - Aircraft installations worldwide

PNG

Confirmed and ongoing installations:

• Airbus: Dauphin(AS365), H135, H145, H175, Super Puma(EC225), Cougar(AS532), H725/225

• Leonardo: AW101, AW139, AW169, AW189

• Bell: Bell 429

• Sikorsky: S-92

• Marine: Goldfish boats

• Other: Mi8 by Ukrainian Helicopters, as well as several rotary and fixed wing projects being covered by NDA