AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE Department has signed with Rockwell Australia for an $A20 million ($15.8 million) avionics upgrade of the Royal Australian Air Force's Lockheed C13OH, Boeing 707 and Hawker Siddeley HS748 fleets. The purchase is part of a project to supply global-positioning systems (GPS) throughout the Australian Defence Force.
Rockwell will supply its Collins FMS 800 flight-management system. This incorporates its 900G control/display unit, which includes an embedded redundant GPS. Cockpit integration will provide an interface with the aircraft's Litton LTN92 ring-laser-gyro inertial-navigation systems.
Rockwell will be responsible for all design, integration, flight-testing and spares support. Progressive installation will begin in July 1997, with the project due for completion in August of that year.
Source: Flight International