Interesting Company Facts
January 2014

Company Firsts

  • 2013Introduced the first AIS Man Overboard (MOB) Alarm Notification System

integrating beacons and fleet/vessel monitoring software

  • 2013 Introduced the S5 AIS SART (Search and Rescue Transponder), the first AIS

Man Overboard (MOB) Device approved for the US

  • 2011 Introduced the SafeLink R10 SRS (Survivor Recovery System), one of the first

AIS Man Overboard (MOB) devices integrated into a life jacket

  • 2011 Introduced first operational MEOLUT* (for MEOSAR Satellite SAR System)
  • 2010Introduced INTEGRA, the first 406MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) to

include an internal GPS and 406MHz antenna

  • 2009 Introduced the FastFind 210, the first compact Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
  • 2008 Introduced first prototype MEOLUT*
  • 2005 Introduced FastFind, the first Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for use outside of

the commercial market

  • 1998 Introduced the first Vessel Management System with Messaging used by a Major

US Fishery

  • 1980Introduced first LEOLUT Prototype*
  • 1952 Introduced SARBE beacon, one of the world’s first military beacons

Market Leadership

  • Nearly 25% of the world’s 406MHz beacons are manufactured by McMurdo Group
  • The world’s top 3 aircraft manufacturers use McMurdo Group
  • McMurdo Group can track up to 60,000 AIS tracks simultaneously
  • The longest contiguous coastal surveillance system (3000km) was installed by McMurdo Group
  • McMurdo Group is market share leader in a number of industries (over 50 percent market share for SARBE and Commercial Beacons)
  • 5 of the top 6 largest US inland waterway companies use McMurdo Group
  • 20 million transactions are processed annually for McMurdo Group commercial workboat and fishing customers
  • Satellite-based COSPAS-SARSAT Search & Rescue solutions are saving 5 lives per day (over 35K lives saved since COSPAS-SARSAT inception in 1982)
  • Popular television shows such as Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch” use McMurdo Group technology (via partner Alaska Marine Safety)

Major Product Awards

  • MEDEF (Movement of the French Enterprises) Award for High Technology: Eurocopter and Kannad (Joint Development of Helicopter INTEGRA) – 2012
  • Chuck Husick Marine Technology Award: Kannad Marine SafeLink R10 – 2012
  • SAIL Magazine Pittman Innovation Award: Kannad Marine SafeLink R10 – 2012
  • Helsinki Boat Show Boating Product of 2010 Award: McMurdo FastFind 210 - 2010
  • British Nautical Award: Marine Product of the Year – 2000
  • International Boat Industry Marine Product of the Year (commended) – 1999
  • British Nautical Award – Industry Service Award – 1995
  • British Nautical Award – Innovation Award – 1995

Major Corporate Awards

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award: Third Prize in Fast5 (Orolia Group) – 2012
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award: First Prize in Aerospace (Orolia Group) – 2011
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award: Third Prize in the Fast5 (Orolia Group) – 2011
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Award (TSi) – 2011, 2010, 2009
  • Prestigious ‘Prix de l’audace créatrice’ (Bold Creativity) Award (Orolia Group) – 2010
  • State of Maryland High Technology Company of the Year (TSi) – 2010
  • US Department of Commerce Exporter of the Year: Security Systems (TSi) – 2010
  • AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Hal Andrews Young Engineer/Scientist of the Year (TSi) – 2010, 2008, 2006
  • State of Maryland International Business of the Year (TSi) – 2009
  • Portsmouth (UK) Business Excellence Award: Innovation Runner Up (McMurdo) – 2009
  • Portsmouth (UK) Business Excellence Award: Highly Commended (McMurdo) – 2007
  • Portsmouth (UK) Business Excellence Award: Exporter of the Year (McMurdo) – 2003

Races/Racing Vessels in Which McMurdo Group Products are Used

  • Clipper Race (via Ocean Safetypartner)
  • La Solitaire du Figaro
  • MOD70 (MultiOneDesign) Fleet
  • Paris-Dakar Rally
  • Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
  • Team Banque Populaire
  • Transquadra Yacht Race
  • Vendee Globe
  • Volvo Ocean Race (via Ocean Safety partner)

Key End Customers by Industry

Aviation

  • Airbus
  • Antonov
  • BAE
  • Boeing
  • Bombardier
  • Cessna
  • EADS Socata
  • Eurocopter
  • Embraer
  • HondaJet
  • Pilatus
  • Robinson
  • Sikorski Aircraft Company
  • Sukhoi
  • Thales Avionics
  • Westland Helicopters
  • Others: Apex, Aquila, Autogyro, CUB Legend, Diamond, Flight Design, Gimbal, Lancair, Stemme, TECNAM, Terrafugia, Zenair

Maritime

  • DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
  • Florida Marine Transporters
  • Marquette Transportation Company
  • Moran Towing Corporation
  • NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Omega Protein
  • SMAST (School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts)

Military: Coast Guard

  • Icelandic Coast Guard
  • Italian Coast Guard*
  • Japanese Coast Guard
  • Korean Coast Guard
  • US Coast Guard

Military: Navy

  • Brazilian Navy
  • Chilean Navy
  • French Navy
  • Indonesian Navy*
  • Italian Navy
  • Portuguese Navy
  • Royal Australian Navy (via Survivtec Australia)
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Netherlands Navy
  • US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)*
  • U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)*

Military: Army

  • Belgium Army
  • Dutch Armies and Police
  • Malaysian Armed Forces*
  • Taiwan Army
  • US Army Air Warrior*

Military: Air Force

  • Argentine Air Force
  • Brazilian Air Force
  • Chilean Air Force
  • Dominican Republic Air Force
  • Ecuadorian Air Force
  • Kuwait Air Force
  • Peruvian Air Force
  • Portuguese Air Force
  • Qatar Air Force*
  • Royal Air Force of Oman
  • Royal Australian Air Force
  • Royal Brunei Air Force
  • Singapore Air Force
  • Swiss Air Force
  • US Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC)*

Government: Ministry/Defense

  • Indian Ministry of Defence
  • Indonesia Ministry of Defence
  • Japanese Ministry of Defense
  • Latvia Ministry of Defense
  • Spain Guardia Civil
  • Swedish Defence Force
  • UK Ministry of Defence
  • UK Special Forces

Government: Search & Rescue

  • Estonian Search and Rescue*
  • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)*
  • Indonesian Search and Rescue (BASARNAS)*
  • Korean National Search and Rescue*
  • Latvian Search and Rescue*
  • Lithuanian Search and Rescue*
  • Nigerian Emergency Management Agency*

Government: Space

  • NASA Norwegian Space Center*
  • Pakistan Space Agency (SUPARCO)*
  • Spanish Space Research Agency (INTA)*
  • US NASA Goddard Space Flight Center*

Government: Other

  • Algerian CFDAT*
  • CEPPOL (France)
  • CETMEF (France)
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)*
  • Forestry Commission (Sweden; via Cordland Marine)
  • General Lighthouse Authority (UK)
  • Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries*
  • NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
  • The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)*
  • The Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China*
  • Trinity House
  • US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)*

Other:

  • British Antarctic Survey
  • Furuno
  • HIDROVIA (Argentina)
  • Thrane and Thrane

*Pending TSi Acquisition Completion

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