The Singapore air force has tapped Honeywell’s health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for its Boeing CH-47SD Chinook helicopter fleet.
“Our HUMS technology will provide [Republic of Singapore Air Force] operators with information that’s needed to keep their fleet safe and efficient,” says Mark Burgess, senior director, Defense and Space, Asia Pacific, Honeywell Aerospace.
“The operational efficiencies of this technology will increase aircraft safety and availability, while reducing maintenance man-hours and parts cost for the military branch.”
Honeywell adds that it provides HUMS for Singapore’s fleet of AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, which it says uses the same support infrastructure as the CH-47Ds.
HUMS uses sensors to monitor aircraft systems, and is intended to enable preventative maintenance. Honeywell says the system allows users to fix maintenance issues before they arise.
Flightglobal’s Ascend fleets database shows that Singapore operates 16 CH-47SDs and 17 AH-64Ds.
Source: Flight International
