Mil-Tech

Open-systems standards for helicopter avionics used by army

U.S. Army officials, in an effort to keep helicopter avionics costs down and at the same time integrate commercial hardware and software technology, worked with Rockwell Collins engineers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to develop the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS), which is implemented through open standards on hardware and software.

The program is still in use today across the whole Army helicopter fleet.

Read more:  www.militaryaerospace.com

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