Tel Aviv: Elbit Systems of America has received a contract to provide integrated avionics processors (IAP) to support the US Navy‘s V-22 aircraft. Elbit America is a leading avionics manufacturer and has extensive experience supporting rotary and tilt-rotor aircraft for the US military and its allies.
According to the company, this contract extends the company’s legacy of providing advanced processing to improve Aviator’s situational awareness for mission success. Elbit America’s IAPs rely on open systems architecture, leveraging commercial, off-the-shelf technology, while delivering advanced computing power.
“Naval Aviators need to focus on the mission, not on sensor management,” said Paul Cooke, Vice President of Business Development for Airborne Solutions at the company. “Elbit America’s Integrated Avionics Processors are high-powered and dependable, so Aviators can fly confidently in the most challenging conditions.”
Elbit America has provided V-22 cockpit avionics for nearly two decades. The company is currently under contract to repair line-replaceable units for the aircraft, and has supplied components for the aircraft’s Colour Helmet Mounted Display System. The V-22 is currently used by the US Navy to transport personnel, supplies, and high-priority cargo from land to aircraft carriers at sea. The V-22 uses tilt-rotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Elbit America offers the US Navy a diverse set of capabilities, such as helmet mounted displays and advanced cockpit displays for its F/A-18 aircraft, as well as fire control solutions for the service’s MH-60R Seahawk. The company is also developing autonomous systems to support the service, such as unmanned aircraft and unmanned surface vessels. Adding the expertise of its subsidiary, Sparton – a Tier I supplier of sonobuoys – the company enhances the US Navy’s mission in all domains.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
