Offset U-Two Avionics Tech Refresh Flight By Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT), inward partnership alongside the U.due south. Air Force, completed the get-go flying of the U-2 Dragon Lady's Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) plan.
The successful get-go flying tested the novel advanced capabilities aboard the U-ii equally function of the ATR contract, including:
During this mission the aircraft successfully performed a low-altitude functional bank check flying to integrate novel avionics, cabling in addition to software.
The ATR outset flight marks a milestone inwards the U-two'sec modernization efforts together with its path to be the beginning fully OMS-compliant fleet. Further testing will solidify a mature software baseline earlier mission systems are introduced to ensure both functionality too interoperability to encounter operational needs.
The U-2 ATR contract was awarded past the U.due south. Air Force inwards 2020 together with valued at $50 meg.
SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
The successful get-go flying tested the novel advanced capabilities aboard the U-ii equally function of the ATR contract, including:
- An updated avionics suite (communications, navigation, display, etc.) that modernizes the U-two'second onboard systems to readily take together with role new applied science.
- A novel mission computer designed to the U.south. Air Force'second open up mission systems (OMS) criterion that enables the U-two to integrate amongst systems across air, space, sea, land as well as cyber domains at disparate safety levels.
- New modernistic cockpit displays to brand pilot tasks easier, piece enhancing presentation of the data the aircraft collects to enable faster, amend-informed decisions.
During this mission the aircraft successfully performed a low-altitude functional bank check flying to integrate novel avionics, cabling in addition to software.
"The successful commencement flying of the U-two Avionics Tech Refresh is a pregnant instant inward our journey to chop-chop in addition to affordably champaign new capabilities," said Sean Thatcher, U-two Avionics Tech Refresh plan managing director at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. "Leveraging the platform'second open up architecture, we're expediting these capabilities needed for the hereafter Joint All-Domain Operations battlespace."
The ATR outset flight marks a milestone inwards the U-two'sec modernization efforts together with its path to be the beginning fully OMS-compliant fleet. Further testing will solidify a mature software baseline earlier mission systems are introduced to ensure both functionality too interoperability to encounter operational needs.
The U-2 ATR contract was awarded past the U.due south. Air Force inwards 2020 together with valued at $50 meg.
SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
