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Northrop Grumman Digital Avionics Suite Technology Flies On Test Bed Helicopter

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

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Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Digital Avionics Suite technology was recently used for the first time in the successful flight of a UH-1N helicopter that serves as an avionics test bed for future rotary wing hardware and software developments. The Test Bed for Rapid Warfighter Response and Experimentation, known as "T-Rex," is operated by the Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement (NACRA), which is based in Patuxent River, Md. T-Rex is the only rotary wing technology test bed currently flown by the…

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