navy and linux

[Michael Havens]

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The systems used to fly the MQ-8 Fire Scout, the robotic helicopter
developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, are
about to get an upgrade—one that’s based on the Linux operating system.
Raytheon has been awarded a $15.8 million contract to deploy a new version
of the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle Tactical Control
System (VTUAV TCS) that takes the operator’s console off its legacy Sun
Microsystems Solaris 8 platform and brings it in line with military
standards for drone control platforms—allowing it to be used with other
compatible unmanned aircraft.

sited from<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/05/navy-giving-its-helicopter-drones-a-linux-upgrade/>
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