Contract with NAVAIR supports standard of RNP RNAV aligned with FACE Technical Standard
NewsJanuary 08, 2016
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Rockwell Collins will support government development of a standard of interfaces for Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNP RNAV) capability aligned to the FACE Technical Standard under a contract with the U.S. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
Engineers will demonstrate its FACE-aligned Flight Management System application on a military mission computer hardware in multiple configurations. The government will also receive the data rights to compete future RNP RNAV requirements. All this comes as an effort to support the development of standard of interfaces of RNP RNAV aligned with FACE Technical Standard.
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