SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- An avionics system being provided by Rockwell Collins to the Royal Air Force of Oman will include a real-time operating system from LynuxWorks Inc.
According to LynuxWorks, use of its LynxOS-178 system in Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics management system will maximize the capability for software reuse in Oman's upgrade of its C-130 aircraft.
"The use of LynxOS-178 in the Rockwell Collins Flight2 system is the latest example of its pedigree in critical avionics flight deck programs," stated Robert Day, vice president of LynuxWorks, Inc. "This is a testament that an open standards-based operating system can help maximize software reuse in airborne systems and can significantly reduce the time and cost of platform development and its subsequent certification."
The Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics system is part of an upgrade of the aircraft, which is being performed by ST Aerospace of Singapore. Included in the avionics upgrade are new primary flight displays, state-of-the-art flight management system, autopilot, communication radios, navigation sensors and surveillance systems -- including multi-scan hazard detection weather radar, traffic alert collision avoidance system, terrain awareness and warning system and digital map.
A total of three aircraft are undergoing the upgrade.
LynuxWorks said its LynxOS-178 operating system addresses system developers' need to meet Federal Aviation Administration certification by providing a time, space and resource partitioned commercial off-the-shelf operating system that meets required standards.
The LynxOS-178, because of its modular design, is currently the only real-time operating system to have been awarded a Reusable Software Component certification by the FAA.
