PAL Aerospace

PAL Aerospace is a group of companies that supports special mission aircraft. A special mission aircraft is built or changed for a task like surveillance or search and rescue. The company is part of the PAL Group of Companies, which belongs to Exchange Income Corporation.

The website sorts its work into five areas. The first is design, engineering and certification. This includes supplemental type certificates, which approve a change to an aircraft design, and manufacturing kits. It also includes flammability and smoke penetration testing in a lab.

The second area is C4ISR software and integration. C4ISR is a term for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The company offers AIMS-ISR mission software and AIMS-C4 ground software.

The third area is contracted special missions and data management. Services include a Force Multiplier Program, environmental impact analysis, ice management and search and rescue support. The company says it has partnered since 2021 with the Netherlands Coastguard for maritime surveillance over the North Sea.

The fourth area is in-service support and technical services. This covers flight line maintenance, MRO services, supply chain management and aircraft modification. MRO means maintenance, repair and overhaul. The fifth area is training, including aircrew training that works with different aircraft types.

PAL Aerospace serves defence intelligence and surveillance customers, domestic affairs agencies, and environmental monitoring groups. It also serves public safety work such as air ambulance and airborne search and rescue. Other topics on the site include maritime patrol, illegal immigration monitoring, offshore wildlife monitoring, civil avionics and interior modifications.

The site says PAL has been a partner for over 50 years. It states that special mission solutions have been installed in over 60 countries. It also reports more than 350,000 special mission flight hours. Pages on locations, events, careers and the newsroom give more detail.