Litton Industries has announced at Le Bourget that its California-based Aero Products division has been awarded a 10-year sole source contract by German airline Lufthansa to provide 260 LTN-101 Flagship global navigation air data inertial reference units.
The units are for 88 Lufthansa aircraft, and are in addition to the 200-plus already delivered.
Flagship has also been selected by British Airways for installation on its order for Airbus narrowbody airliners. BA has 59 firm orders and 129 options.
Litton's Flagship contains the latest ring laser gyro technology, providing high accuracy, reliability and reduced costs.
The system integrates GPS with inertial navigation, permitting LTN-101 to be used as a primary means of navigation and Litton has set itself the goal of achieving certification in this mode.
Source: Flight Daily News
