During his conversation with MT at MSPO 2015, Alistair Howard from Inzpire explained that the company has grown in two particular directions. Firstly, the company provides a range of Defence Managed Services. Inzpire recruits retired servicemen and utilises their expertise. This allows the company to provide professional services both in the UK and internationally. Inzpire provides several types of services, including fixed and rotary wing training, Human Factors, and Safety Training, as well as Air-Land Integration.
The second element of Inzpire’s portfolio is the GECO Mission System. It provides a digital cockpit, mainly intended for mission planning and mission execution carried out by the pilots of fast jets and helicopters. “We like to say that this system was designed by aircrew for aircrew,” Howard said. “We used the knowledge of retired airmen with experience in the air and on the ground as well using the vast experience of our software engineers.”
The system is based on a Panasonic tablet, but it can be uploaded onto any tablet that the customer might select. Inzpire provides the whole system – both hardware and software, which includes scalable maps, satellite imagery and GPS data support. It is hand-held or knee-mounted whilst the fixed-wing variant can be knee-mounted or cockpit-mounted, meaning the pilot does not have to look down to use the device. Also it can be used while wearing gloves and it is water and dust resistant. The GECO system allows the pilot to add points of interests, such as ground-based threats or recce areas. “It takes all of the paper out of the pilot’s cockpit,” Howard continued. “All flight and mission documentation can be stored on one device.”
The battery life is enough for a standard operation. It comes with an additional battery which can be replaced easily during operational use; the device has its own internal battery which allows it to work continuously during the battery change process.
There are currently two versions: GECO (Air) and GECO (Land). “Both are compatible which means that, for example, a soldier equipped with a Land version can designate targets with a laser and then provide the precise position of a target back to the pilot automatically through the data link,” Howard explained. He added that the system is currently used extensively in the United Kingdom by pilots of military helicopters and fast jets, such as TORNADOs and TYPHOONs. It has recently been procured by the Royal Jordanian Air Force for its F-16s multirole jets.
Now the company, as it grows, is seeking new markets, including Poland. INZPIRE is seeking to promote both elements of its portfolio and is currently pursuing real opportunities in Poland.
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The second element of Inzpire’s portfolio is the GECO Mission System. It provides a digital cockpit, mainly intended for mission planning and mission execution carried out by the pilots of fast jets and helicopters. “We like to say that this system was designed by aircrew for aircrew,” Howard said. “We used the knowledge of retired airmen with experience in the air and on the ground as well using the vast experience of our software engineers.”
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| GECO Mission System |
The system is based on a Panasonic tablet, but it can be uploaded onto any tablet that the customer might select. Inzpire provides the whole system – both hardware and software, which includes scalable maps, satellite imagery and GPS data support. It is hand-held or knee-mounted whilst the fixed-wing variant can be knee-mounted or cockpit-mounted, meaning the pilot does not have to look down to use the device. Also it can be used while wearing gloves and it is water and dust resistant. The GECO system allows the pilot to add points of interests, such as ground-based threats or recce areas. “It takes all of the paper out of the pilot’s cockpit,” Howard continued. “All flight and mission documentation can be stored on one device.”
The battery life is enough for a standard operation. It comes with an additional battery which can be replaced easily during operational use; the device has its own internal battery which allows it to work continuously during the battery change process.
There are currently two versions: GECO (Air) and GECO (Land). “Both are compatible which means that, for example, a soldier equipped with a Land version can designate targets with a laser and then provide the precise position of a target back to the pilot automatically through the data link,” Howard explained. He added that the system is currently used extensively in the United Kingdom by pilots of military helicopters and fast jets, such as TORNADOs and TYPHOONs. It has recently been procured by the Royal Jordanian Air Force for its F-16s multirole jets.
Now the company, as it grows, is seeking new markets, including Poland. INZPIRE is seeking to promote both elements of its portfolio and is currently pursuing real opportunities in Poland.
Robert Czulda