Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Sensors Division Selects LynuxWorks LynxOS RTOS for UK AWACS
SAN DIEGO, CA, AFCEA West – 25 January 2012 – LynuxWorks, Inc. announced that the Mission Systems and Sensors Division (MS2) of Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY, has selected the LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS) and Luminosity Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for use in conjunction with the United Kingdom (UK) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).
The UK’s AWACS aircraft were designed to provide an airborne early warning capability by tracking aircraft at extended ranges. The AWACS has become invaluable for airborne command and control and their ability to relay vital