Artex is a part of the Cobham Group Company, an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defense systems for land, sea, air and space. One of its divisions is Artex Products located in Oregon. Cobham Avionics – Artex Products designs and manufactures a wide array of ELTs for general, business, commercial and military aviation applications as well as battery packs and ELT accessories. An ELT is a battery-powered radio transmitter mounted in a crash-resistant housing in the rear of an aircraft. When triggered by a significant shock, the transmitter begins broadcasting to one or more of a series of orbiting satellites. The satellites automatically alert ground-based search and rescue stations, which dispatch rescue aircraft towards the radiating beacon.

Two Artex ELT models are the C-91 and the C-126. With these ELTs, search and rescue teams are more easily pinpointed to the exact location of a downed aircraft. It is a requirement of the Federal Aviation Regulation that no person may operate a U.S registered aircraft unless an approved automatic type emergency locator is attached to the aircraft. Similar regulations are established by aviation authorities throughout the world. Artex actively provides some of these ELTs.