Rockwell Collins Nav System Selected for AeroVironment’s Global Observer Unmanned Aircraft

For their liquid hydrogen-powered Global Observer Unmanned Aircraft System, designed to operate in the stratosphere for up to seven days without landing, AeroVironment will make use of Rockwell Collins’ Athena 411 Inertial Navigation, Global Positioning, Air Data, Attitude, Heading, Reference System (INS/GPS/ADAHRS). The Rockwell Collins Athena 411 Inertial Navigation, Global Positioning, Air Data, Attitude, Heading, Reference System (INS/GPS/ADAHRS) has been selected by AeroVironment for their Global Observer. AeroVironment is developing Global Observer, a liquid hydrogen-powered Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that will fly at an altitude of 65,000 feet for up to seven days, for the U.S. Special Operations Command as well as for other military and civilian applications. Athena 411"We believe our proven high-performance, high-reliability solution, embodied in the compact, light-weight Athena 411, will enable the… View this post