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Rockwell Collins Athena 411 Chosen For AeroVironment’s Global Observer

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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

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The Rockwell Collins [COL] Athena 411 Inertial Navigation, Global Positioning, Air Data, Attitude, Heading, Reference System (INS/GPS/ADAHRS) has been selected by AeroVironment [AVAV] 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. "We believe our proven high-performance, high-reliability solution, embodied in the compact, light-weight…

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