Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Wind River Systems | Subject: VxWorks
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 28 July 2006
Software enables refuelling wing pods
Innovative design and safety-critical software enable refuelling wing pods
Cobham Air Refuelling and Auxiliary Mission Equipment and Wind River have announced the use of Wind River's safety-critical VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) in the 900E series air refuelling pods to be used on the A330MRTT and A400M The 905E/A330 and 908E/A400M wing pods are fourth-generation systems incorporating over 50 years of design, integration and refuelling expertise
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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