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Dukane Seacom debuts longer-lasting underwater beacon
Sarasota-based Dukane Seacom Inc., a HEICO company, announced it has created the first Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency certified 90-day underwater locator beacon.

New rules scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1 require the beacons, which help governments find crashed planes, to operate for 90 days.

The new DK120/90 locator also has a battery that is designed to last seven years, a year longer than the company's existing 30-day underwater locator beacon.