Firms align for speech recognition system SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14 (UPI) -- A speech recognition system for use in military aircraft and vehicles is to be marketed by Sanmina-SCI Corp. and Adacel Systems, Inc. The system is SCI's Voice Initiated Command Execution system, which uses a Linux-based version of Adacel's embedded Speech Recognition System, and which will provide operators, such as pilots, with a supplemental means of executing system commands. "Crew members spend a significant portion of their time manipulating flight management and communication systems and voice recognition technology provides direct access to most of these system functions without removing hands from the vehicle's controls," said Mike Underwood, president of Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division. Adacel's eSRS engine is the industry leader in speech recognition and we're excited to team up with this organization to provide mission-critical capabilities to our armed forces. Combining eSRS with our product design, VICE will allow users to quickly and consistently execute commands, such as changing radio frequencies, with just a simple phrase. We believe this will be a standard capability for aircraft and ground vehicle systems in the future," he said. Adacel's speech recognition product has been chosen for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Aermacchi M-346 Master. Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division is developing the initial VICE system for the Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter.