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Thales to provide Flight Management System software for the UH-60V Black Hawk upgrade program.
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Thales
announced yesterday, February 4, that it has been selected by Northrop
Grumman Corporation to supply its state of the art Flight Management System
software, i-FMS200, which will be embedded in the avionics mission equipment
package that Northrop Grumman will provide to upgrade the US Army’s
UH-60L
Black Hawk helicopters. The upgraded version of the Black Hawk helicopter
will be known as UH-60V. |
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US Army's Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk multi-role helicopter |
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“This
is a further expansion of our presence in the US military helicopter market.
We are very pleased to be a key supplier to Northrop Grumman on this important
programme“, said Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales USA. Thales has been working closely with Northrop Grumman Corporation over the past three years to provide a proven, scalable and modular Flight Management System (FMS) software design that meets the requirements for the UH-60V program. Thales’s FMS software has proven its ability to be integrated by Northrop Grumman into its newest equipment during a flight demonstration on-board a UH-60L helicopter. Moreover, hosting the Thales’s FMS software directly on Northrop Grumman’s mission computer will provide architecture weight and cost optimisation on the UH-60V aircraft, eliminating the need for stand-alone FMS hardware. More than 750 aircraft are expected to be modified under the UH-60V programme. Northrop Grumman has also selected Thales to provide the civilian certified TOP Star 200 GPS system. |
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