Mary-Louise Hoffman
Airbus has chosen a Northrop Grumman subsidiary to manufacture attitude and heading reference systems for integration into multiple types of Airbus helicopters.
Northrop Grumman LITEF is scheduled to start production of its LCR-350 AHRS for various Airbus-built helicopters in 2016, Northrop said Tuesday.
Germany-based LITEF designed the technology to help pilots view aircraft heading and attitude information on both fixed- and rotary-wing platforms.
The LCR-350 includes a microelectromechanical system-based inertial measurement unit designed to enable directional gyro mode of aircraft operation, according to Northrop.
