WUXI, China, July 16 (UPI) -- Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute will provide an integrated surveillance system for new Chinese single-aisle aircraft.
The companies said in a news release that a letter of intent was signed in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, last week with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd.
The highly integrated surveillance system to be installed on C919 aircraft combines weather detection, traffic alert and collision avoidance, Mode S surveillance and terrain awareness and warning functions into a single system.
Rockwell Collins, in an earlier letter of agreement, contracted to provide the communication and navigation packages for the aircraft.
Rockwell and LETRI have worked together in the past to assemble and test weather radar, radar antenna mounts and traffic alert collision avoidance system equipment for inclusion in Rockwell's surveillance systems sold to airlines throughout the world. The two last week announced they are forming a China-based joint venture.
"The new relationship we're creating with LETRI to develop a reliable, state-of the-art surveillance system for the C919 platform demonstrates the importance of the China civil aviation market to Rockwell Collins," said Kent Statler, executive vice president and COO, Commercial Systems for Rockwell Collins.
