Garmin Integrated Flight Deck Chosen For New Optionally Piloted Aircraft

Garmin Integrated Flight Deck Chosen For New Optionally Piloted Aircraft: Will Provide Avionics For Northrop Grumman Firebird OPV Garmin has been selected to provide the flight deck avionics to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the new Firebird, an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Firebird is equipped with a tailored version of Garmin’s touchscreen-controlled integrated flight deck system, leveraging the attributes of the company's commercial avionics technology to yield a highly capable Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution.