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Northrop Grumman Tapped By Airbus For New AHRS On Selected Helicopters

Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for several helicopter platforms. Developed by Northrop Grumman’s subsidiary in Germany, Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-350 AHRS can be used in civil and military applications on rotary- and fixed-wing platforms, providing critical flight control data regarding an aircraft’s heading and attitude, the company said Oct. 21. The LCR-350 will be certified for various Airbus Helicopters platforms. Production of…

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