Butler National
Butler National Corporation
Tempe, AZ, United States
About
Butler National is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Tempe, United States working in weapons, rugged computing & electronics, air systems.
Butler National Corporation, operating as BNC Tempe, is a Nebraska corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Butler National Corporation that designs and manufactures special mission electronics for the aerospace and defense industries. Its core defense products are gun control units for Bushmaster chain guns, including the M230 cannon, used on helicopters, gunships, and ground vehicles such as the LAV and JLTV. The company also produces test equipment for weapon systems, rapid integration kits, ruggedized cabling, and fuel tank protection devices. Services include engineering, build-to-print manufacturing, PCB assembly, enclosure design, MIL-STD qualification testing, and life-cycle support. Its products also serve commercial airlines, OEMs, and government agencies. Engineering and design activities are conducted at the parent company's facility in New Century, Kansas, while manufacturing is in Tempe, Arizona.
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Gun Control Units (GCUs)
Gun control unit
Ruggedized computer systems that control electronically-driven Bushmaster chain guns from 7.62mm to 50mm, using proprietary control logic.
B306 Combined Gun Control Box
Gun control unit
Gun control box controlling the M230 cannon on specific helicopters, including the MH-60 Direct Action Penetrator with full airworthiness release.
Portable Weapons System Integration Kit (PWSIK)
Weapon integration kit
Portable power distribution and integration kit that, with a gun control box and firing control panel, forms a complete M230 cannon system for testing and integration.
Firing Circuit Module
Test equipment
Installed between gun and aircraft to make the gun safe and monitor for firing pulses, allowing operators to verify weapon system integrity before a mission.
Hangfire Override Module
Test equipment
Provides simulated recoil impulse so motor-driven guns can dry-cycle or fire dummy rounds without entering an error mode.
Transient Suppression Device
Aircraft fuel tank safety device
Protects auxiliary and commercial aircraft fuel tanks from transient energy.
Ruggedized shielded cables and wiring harnesses
Cabling
Environmentally qualified, overmolded cables and harnesses for avionics, command and control, and weapons systems in high-vibration environments.
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Defense standards
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ISO 9001:2015
