Asset Modernization

DLS Engineering is the leading Aeronautical Engineering Company for the United States Coast Guard’s new Medium Range Recovery platform MH-60T with the design, integration, testing, upgrade hardware as well as software technology. Additionally, DLS have a proven track record for being highly productive, adaptive, and innovative organization that maximizes the benefit to stakeholders, staff, and management from effective systems, processes, resources, and organizational culture.

The Sikorsky MH-60 “T” model is designed as an aviation legacy sustainment project, the updated hardware and software technology will also provide additional capabilities. Although the aircraft will look very similar on the outside, they will be completely different aircraft on the inside. A new CAAS Cockpit will include five multi-functional display, or MFD screens, which allow both pilots to view a multitude of options. The Coast Guard Avionic Selection and Placement team preferred a full screen display of Radar, Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) and hoist camera images which led to a slight modification from the split-screen option used by the Army. From the users perspective the pilot’s transition through traditional display of primary flight instruments on the Pilot’s Flight Display (PFD). Situational awareness has been increased in several aspects. The altitude gyroscope was spread across the display. The radar altimeter was enlarged and verbal low altitude altering features were added to enhance safety during night hovering. The triple tachometer, which measures torque and rotor speed, was incorporated directly into the PFD. As a major service provider to USCG, DLS engineering operates within the production line at ALC (Aviation Logistics Center) Elizabeth City, NC to provide technical support as well as recommendations.

DLS Engineering has a long tradition of excellent aeronautical leadership and innovation. We continue to expand our services to meet emerging customer needs. Our broad range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of our family; integrating platforms, and the creating of advanced integrated technology solutions that reach our customers needs; enabling USCG platform to exceed the critical search and rescue mission it needs for saving lives every day.