The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Air Support Division (ASD) announced that preliminary funding has been submitted to upgrade their entire fleet of 14 AS 350 B2’s with SAGEM Integrated Cockpit Display Systems (ICDS).  LAPD is the largest airborne municipal law enforcement agency in the world and made the decision last year to outfit several of their B2’s with the SAGEM ICDS on a trial basis.  Grant funding was later sought to upgrade and standardize the entire fleet of A-Stars.  LAPD sought to upgrade their aircraft presently equipped with an Electronic Heading Situation Indicator (EHSI) system only and standardize the fleet as much as possible.  The SAGEM ICDS were selected due to the ability to provide Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multi-Function Display (MFD) with Engine Monitoring System (EMS) capabilities for their AS 350 B2’s without the Thales Vehicle Engine Monitoring Device (VEMD).  LAPD aircraft without VEMD will be equipped with two displays consisting of one PFD and one MFD with EMS.  LAPD aircraft with VEMD will be equipped with a PFD only.  LAPD flies an incredible 18,000 hours and responds to 38,000 calls for service each year.  Needless to say, the agency puts many hours on their aircraft and will benefit from the enhanced productivity, efficiency, safety, situational awareness and the added maintenance benefits associated with the SAGEM ICDS.  Sergeant Mark Williams, Officer-In-Charge of Helicopter Maintenance and Flight Testing for LAPD conducted post installation test flights.  Law enforcement missions are known to be notoriously wearing on analog instruments, particularly those with gyroscope components, and the SAGEM Heading and Attitude Reference System (AHRS) and ICDS will provide welcome relief for analog instruments requiring frequent replacement.