Smith Myers and partner Stratelo have collaborated to launch Smith Myers’ Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) strategy at AVALON 2023. The collaboration will see the decade-long partners present ARTEMIS, the mobile phone detection, location and communication system optimised for SAR, at the event as the first step of its expansion plans.
The ARTEMIS technology will be presented to government and industry SAR groups, aircraft and aircraft system manufacturers, as well as prime integrators attending the AVALON 2023 event.
“Mobile phones hold the key to speedy and pinpoint location of people who are lost and offer a key opportunity to augment search and rescue services,” said Kim Blacker, founder and Managing Director of Stratelo. “Many people who are lost, injured or in a disaster area are in possession of a working mobile phone, even if they are in an area with no mobile coverage.”
“One government user of ARTEMIS recently reported that it utilises the system on around 80% of SAR taskings,” continued Blacker, adding that the coming months will see “an extensive road-show” of further briefings and demonstrations.
According to a recent report by The Business Research Company, the global SAR equipment market increased from $82.69bn in 2022 to $87.45bn in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%, and is expected to grow to $106.48bn by 2027, at a CAGR of 5%.
“We have worked with Kim and Stratelo now for 10 years on multiple projects, and the interest Kim has garnered in our life-saving ARTEMIS systems in ANZ has gained significant momentum,” said Andrew Munro, Managing Director, Smith Myers.
“The timing seemed right for an ANZ expansion, and AVALON is the perfect platform to make this important announcement,” he added.
