Interface Displays & Controls Selected by U.S. Navy for F-5N Adversary Avionics Improvement Program.OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Interface Displays & Controls, Inc. (Interface), a certified, women-owned small business, has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide a new integrated Control Display Unit (CDU CDU Christlich-Demokratische Union (German: Christian Democratic Party) CDU Clasificación Decimal Universal (Spanish) CDU Control & Display Unit CDU Control Display Unit ) and radar display, as part of an avionics upgrade kit for the F-5N Adversary Fleet Support Fighter. "Our lightweight, low-power-consumption, Active Matrix Liquid Crystal (AMLCD (Active Matrix LCD) See active matrix. ) multi-function color display technology will help enhance the performance and reliability of the F-5's avionics systems," said Bill Lang, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Interface. Interface's CDU and radar display, along with Northrop Grumman's LN-260 fiber optic integrated navigation system (INS/Global Positioning System [GPS]) Upgrade Kit replaces five legacy components, comprising the radar display functions and navigation controls, with two state-of-the-art, line-replaceable units. The new upgrade kit will replace the decades old Radar Video Indicator, Radar Control Indicator, Inertial Navigation System Noun 1. inertial navigation system - a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces inertial guidance system robot pilot, automatic pilot, autopilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady (INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS ), and INS Adapter and Magnetic Azimuth Indicator, resulting in substantial repair cost savings on these obsolescent ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. items. "The selection by the U.S. Navy is a significant win for Interface as it broadens our experience with repair cost avoidance and reliability improvements to legacy aircraft avionics' systems" said Brent R. Barker, VP of Sales & Marketing. "This also expands our support of Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft and other international Air Force weapon systems." About Interface Displays & Controls, Inc. Interface (www.interfacedisplays.com) has been engineering and manufacturing innovative and reliable products for the military aviation industry for more than twenty-nine years. The company specializes in the design and manufacturing of cockpit controls, display devices, data transfer systems, rugged computing devices, and keyboards for both military and commercial aircraft. All products are available with Night Vision (NVIS NVIS Near Vertical Incidence Skywave NVIS Night Vision Imaging System NVIS Night Vision Imaging Spectrometer NVIS Nuclear Verification Information System )-compatible lighting and are useable in applications for aviation, marine, search & rescue, police, surveillance & security, as well as land vehicles and weapon support systems. |
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