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Agreement Thales-Embraer DS on Inertial Navigation System and GPS for the KC-390 airplanes

Neuilly, France - HPIRS combines the advantages of a civil certified product with the performances expected by military aircraft

Thales has been awarded a contract by Embraer Defence and Security to provide the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the GPS of the KC-390 military transport aircraft. HPIRS (High Performance Inertial Reference System) is a real breakthrough in inertial navigation, as it combines the advantages of a civil certified product with the performances expected by military aircraft, is read in a note...

fra/pec - 1140248
Rome, Italy, 05/04/2012 18:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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