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March 30, 2021

Ace Aeronautics, LLC Receives Air Worthiness Release from the Republic of Austria for its
ACE DECK VL-60 Integrated Flight Deck

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – Ace Aeronautics, LLC is proud to announce the Republic of Austria has granted a fielding Airworthiness Release (AWR) for its integrated flight deck, the ACE DECK VL-60, as installed in Austria’s S-70A Black Hawk helicopters. The AWR marks the formal acceptance of the first of 12 aircraft slated for modernization with Ace Aeronautics’ ACE DECK VL-60 suite.

“The successful delivery and acceptance of the prototype Black Hawk marks a significant milestone in
this program,” said Col Reinhard Zmug, Program Manager, Austrian Ministry of Defense. “The ongoing
serial production will rapidly increase the number of operational Black Hawks to fulfill the assigned tasks.
With this program, the backbone of the Austrian Armed Forces helicopter fleets – the Black Hawk–will be
available for the upcoming decades with a state-of-the-art avionics suite,” added Col Zmug.

It includes industry-leading Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT), Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS), and ADS-B IN/OUT.

Exclusive software enhancements, only found in the ACE DECK VL-60, feature Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) presentation, including Torque and Rotor Inset (TRI) on the Primary Flight Display (PFD), as well as an Ace-unique synoptic view of aircraft systems.

Compared to all other integrated flight decks, the ACE DECK VL-60 delivers unmatched connectivity through the XM and Iridium satellite networks providing global phone, text, and weather. The Austrian suite adds additional mission equipment, including tactical radios, tactical maps, Scorpion color helmet-mounted displays, active weather radar, and a tactical transponder.

Jane's Defence Weekly am 22. Februar 2021 hat geschrieben:To make up for lost time, the Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is now considering not having Ace outfit the second Black Hawk in Austria but rather to send the second and possibly the third helicopter to Guntersville as well.