Common cockpit avionics for Navy helicopters to be provided by Lockheed Martin
Posted by John Keller
OWEGO, N.Y., 3 Jan. 2010. The Lockheed Martin Corp. Systems Integration-Owego segment in Owego, N.Y., will provide common cockpit helicopter avionics technology for the U.S. Navy MH-60S and MH-60R military helicopters under terms of an $82 million Navy contract.
Lockheed Martin is providing common cockpits for the MH-60S Lot 12 aircraft and MH-60R Lot 8 helicopters. The contract was announced 30 Dec.
The common cockpit avionics for the helicopters are based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) displays, data-entry devices, audio management system, and dual-redundant flight-management computer from Lockheed Martin–Owego.
Lockheed Martin should finish work on the common cockpits by July 2010. For more information contact Lockheed Martin-Owego online at www.lockheedmartin.com.
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