ACR Electronics, Inc., a Cobham Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs, P-ELTs/P-EPIRBs/PLBs, Bridge-based Information Systems, SARTs and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2000 Series Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine industries as well as to the military since 1956.

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ACR Electronics and Inmarsat Announce Agreement Leading Provider of Mobile Satellite Communications Services to Contract for New GlobalFix™ EPIRBs

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-- ACR Electronics, Inc., the world leader in safety and survival technologies, today announced reaching an agreement to sell more than 1,000 GlobalFix™ 406 EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons) to Inmarsat.

Inmarsat has already announced the closure of Inmarsat E services on 1 December 2006, withdrawing the L-Band EPIRBs currently in service and replacing them with the new 406 MHz EPIRBs with GPS capability. The replacement program will commence 1 January 2006. ACR, which has a stellar 20-year history in the design and manufacture of EPIRBs, was selected to fulfill the contract, which may reach $1.3 million.

Working in conjunction with the COSPAS-SARSAT system, which to date has accounted for more than 17,000 lives saved worldwide, the ACR GlobalFix™ solution is supported through a global network of some 200 dealers and service centers. ACR's product quality systems are registered UL to the ISO 9001:2000 Series Standards.

The order for EPIRBs was placed with ACR following a rigorous review of credentials and product performance capabilities and standards from several manufacturers.

Inmarsat has supported the Global Maritime Distress and Safety Service (GMDSS) since its inception, assisting in the preservation of life at sea, and remains fully focused on this task. Inmarsat's L-Band EPIRB has not been widely adopted as a core element of GMDSS; introduced in January 1997, it has a small user base and slow growth rate, and a global ground infrastructure that would need replacing by the end of 2006. Inmarsat took the decision therefore, with the agreement of the International Maritime Organization, to withdraw the service.

Current users of the L-Band EPIRB service will receive, free of charge, ACR's most function-rich 406 EPIRB -- the top-rated GlobalFix™ with internal GPS. Users will be contacted individually by Inmarsat, to provide them with full details of arrangements for the replacement program, which will be managed by ACR Electronics, Inc.

ACR Electronics, Inc. (www.acrelectronics.com), a Cobham Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products, including EPIRBs, P-ELTs/P-EPIRBs/PLBs, Bridge-based Information Systems, SARTs and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2000 Series Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine industries, as well as to the military, since 1956.
Brian Mullan (left) Manager, Maritime & Safety Services at Inmarsat at contract signing with Dennis London, European Sales Manager for ACR Electronics, Inc.