Article Posted on : - Mar 23, 2013

F/A-18FSuper Hornet. Photo: U.S. Navy.

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA (BNS): The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $19.3 million contract to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft.

The AMC is the nerve centre of the Super Hornet, providing situational awareness and combat systems control to the flight crew.

A ruggedized, high-performance, high-reliability mission and display-processing system, the AMC can process high-speed data flows from the latest sensor technologies.

The system performs general purpose, input/output, video, voice and graphics processing, and it is designed to operate in the extreme environmental conditions of today's high-performance fighter aircraft.

General Dynamics has delivered F/A-18 advanced mission computers since 2002. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics.