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| Honeywell VIA Has C-5 Milestone as Big Old Transports Are Upgraded
Honeywell's Versatile Integrated Avionics platform has successfully
passed the core hardware and software preliminary design review
for the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy Avionics Modernization Program.
AMP is to see an upgrade to the C-5 avionics suite to improve
reliability and maintainability, while also providing Global Air
Traffic Management compatibility. The Honeywell-developed VIA
will host the C-5's flight management system, missions software
and Future Air Navigation Systems, known as FANS-1. VIA will also
allow the Galaxy to operate within the future GATM environment
of commercial airways. VIA itself is mature, flexible general-purpose
processor developed for the commercial airline market. It is derived
from the Boeing 777's integrated modular avionics systems, and
has now received FAA certification for the Boeing 737-700 as well. | ||||||
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