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2008 News Releases

ACR Electronics, Inc. (www.acrelectronics.com), a Cobham plc Company, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, SSAS, AIS, 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.

The Science of Survival


bullet December 16, 2008 
Cobham plc Appoints New General Manager at ACR Electronics, Inc. - Joseph A. Mentz joins the growing safety electronics industry leader as General Manager

bullet  January 15-18, 2009
ACR Electronics to Host Live Radio Show with Outdoor/Hunting Legends at SHOT Show

bullet  December 10, 2008
PLB Emergency Signal Directs Coast Guard to Two Hunter Stranded on Kodiak Island

bullet  November 3, 2008
FCC Approves Nauticast™ B AIS System: Now Available in North America and 11 Countries

bullet  October 13, 2008
GlobalFix™ iPRO Receives MED Approval - Will Begin Shipping To Dealers Throughout Europe

bullet  September 4, 2008
Navy SAR Crew Save Outdoorsmen In Two Incidents in California

bullet  September 2, 2008
GlobalFix™ iPRO - The Next Generation EPIRB - Receives FCC Approval

bullet  August 13, 2008
ACR Introduces ARX-50 Crew Overboard Monitor

bullet  July 30, 2008
ACR Electronics Onboard as Sponsor For Sea Kayaker Circling Australia

bullet  July 28, 2008
ACR's Popular Direction Finder Features Major Improvements With Introduction of Vecta™3

bullet  July 18,2008
GlobalFix™ - The Next Generation EPIRB Makes Debut at MAATS with The iPRO The Science of Survival Reaches a New Technological Breakthrough

bullet  July 14, 2008
ACR Electronics Sponsors First Couple to Backpack The Andes Mountain Range South of the Equator Updated

bullet  May 22, 2008
ACR Electronics Launches "The Science of Survival" Campaign in 2008; Manufacturer also reports record sales for 2007 Fiscal Year

bullet  May 9, 2008
USCG Defines Response Procedures for Satellite Messaging Devices

bullet  May, 2008
MEDIA ALERT: U.S. PLB Registrations/Rescues Continue to Increase

bullet  May 6, 2008


// Charles Speakman Joins the ACR Sales Team

April 23, 2008


// Two Sailors Fearing for Their Lives Activate Beacon During Small Boat Race

April 9, 2008


// PLB Usage Grows in U.S. - More Rescues Credited to the Use of the Satellite Detectable Locator Beacons

Feb. 14, 2008


// RCL-300A Searchlight Introduced by ACR Electronics

January 21, 2008


// First PLB Rescue of 2008; Arizona Couple Trapped Overnight in Wilderness Set Off Emergency Beacon