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 Website		   Boeing

Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform powers the foundation of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's common core system (CCS). The common core system is the backbone of the Boeing 787's computers, networks, and interfacing electronics and provides the primary computing environment for the Dreamliner.

 



 Case Study
   European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System

The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), developed by Logica, uses Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) to fulfill the design challenges of the safety-critical EGNOS Integrity Processing Facility (IPF). Learn how EGNOS engineers were able to conduct development and safety certification in a phased approach using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software and migrate to certifiable VxWorks without rewriting the application.

 



 Success Story
 Website		   Ultra Electronics Datel

Ultra Electronics Datel, which specializes in systems for global defense, security, and aerospace applications, needed to upgrade a pre-existing avionics system to meet a new DO-178B Level B safety certification requirement, while migrating from proprietary hardware to a ruggedized commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based hardware solution. Learn why the company turned to Wind River’s VxWorks to meet these stringent midlife-system challenges.

 

Northrop Grumman

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 Website		   Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman chose Wind River VxWorks 653 as the device software platform for its X-47B Navy-Unmanned Aerial Combat System (N-UCAS). The platform enables Northrop Grumman developers to reliably and rapidly create, deploy, and maintain critical Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) applications.

 



 Success Story
 Website		   Thales

Thales, the leading international electronics and systems group for defense, aerospace, and security markets worldwide, relied upon Wind River's VxWorks mission-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) to power its state-of-the-art non-hull-penetrating optronic mast for the U.K. Royal Navy's new Astute-class submarines. By standardizing on VxWorks, Thales has been able to improve productivity and reduce costs.

 



 Success Story
 Website		   Sandia National Laboratories

When this national defense company embarked on a new project to build a rugged, handheld communications device, it couldn't compromise on security and reliability. Wind River's VxWorks platform and services met Sandia's RTOS reliability requirements, cut development costs, and decreased time-to-market by two and a half years.

 



 Website		   SpaceX

Started in 2002 by Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. competitors. To accelerate time-to-market and reduce cost, SpaceX selected Wind River's VxWorks platform for its Falcon flight computers to provide rocket launch control and remote management operations.

 



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 Website		   Honeywell
Honeywell Aerospace is the prime contractor for NASA's New Millennium Program Space Technology 8 (ST8) Dependable Multiprocessor project. The company recently selected Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition as the underlying operating system to support the processing of complex scientific data aboard the ST8 spacecraft.

 



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BAE Systems
BAE Systems and Wind River have collaborated for nearly 15 years to produce safe, secure, reliable products for the aerospace and defense industry.

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BAE Systems selected Wind River VxWorks for the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information System (TARDIS) used in the Tornado GR4 aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force. By standardizing on the Wind River platform for the TARDIS project, BAE Systems gained a trusted, pre-integrated foundation that enables them to accelerate design development and meet stringent safety and security requirements.
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When BAE Systems wanted to design the SCC500TM Series of infrared (IR) camera cores, the company turned to Wind River's VxWorks Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) for a proven off-the-shelf solution that won't fail under pressure.

 



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 Website		   Barco
When Barco, a Belgium-based aerospace and defense company, developed a platform for the development and operation of real-time display solutions in aircraft, it chose VxWorks because Wind River could meet stringent safety and security standards such as ARINC 653 and RTCA DO-178B like no other vendor.

 


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 Success Story		   SELEX Communications
SELEX Communications, a designer of telecommunications systems for international civilian and military customers, placed its trust in Wind River when developing a mobile military radio bridge. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment helped SELEX meet exacting military specifications in terms of traffic management and data-transmission reliability.
  SELEX embarked on a new challenge: to create a demo prototype of an innovative software-defined radio (SDR) solution. Wind River's VxWorks helped SELEX develop a reliable product while saving the company time and money.

 



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  Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)
The GTC project is developing the largest telescope in the world. Wind River General Purpose Platform, VxWorks Edition provides the high-performance RTOS that enables this scientific and academic collaboration to develop applications that reach for the stars—instead of configuring components.

 



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 Website		   CIRA
Aeronautics and space industry research center Centro Italiano di Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA) was tasked with developing spacecraft that would act as flying laboratories. Wind River's VxWorks is at the core of CIRA's first unmanned space vehicle—the RTOS performs mission-critical, complex functions that help meet the stringent critical requirements of this project.

 



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 Website		   EADS/CASA
While developing sophisticated control software to enable air-to-air fueling for a new military aircraft, European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) Company turned to Wind River. Our VxWorks RTOS helped EADS create a high-quality, flexible, low-risk, cost-effective technology that complies with ARINC 653 requirements.

 



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 Website		   Eurocopter
When Eurocopter Group, a top aerospace company, began developing a new helicopter cockpit and avionics system, Wind River's VxWorks was at the core of its efforts to optimize the software development process while reducing costs. Wind River helped Eurocopter develop a state-of-the art product on time and attain DO-178B Level A safety certification.

 



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 Website		   European Space Agency
"We chose Wind River's VxWorks operating system for PROBA because of its robustness and proven reliability on space missions," said Dominique Baudoux, Space Business Unit Program Manager for Spacebel, the subcontractor responsible for providing PROBA's flight software. "Because PROBA operates virtually unaided, we needed a trustworthy operating system capable of reliable operation while in space. PROBA is thus far a great success, and we are very pleased with the software."

 

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  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wind River has a long history of collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with our VxWorks RTOS at the heart of the Mars Exploration Rovers. Wind River's reliable technology helps these robot geologists perform complex, mission-critical tasks, such as trajectory, descent and ground operations control, data collection, and Mars-to-Earth communication relay.

 



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 Website		   Raytheon
Raytheon, a leader in commercial and defense electronics, built the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) on Wind River's VxWorks. Our certifiable products and support helped Raytheon deliver a quality safety-critical product that met Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.

 



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 Website 		  Smiths Aerospace
Smiths Aerospace and Wind River have worked together for years to develop innovative, reliable, FAA-certified systems. Wind River helped Smiths Aerospace reduce costs, size, and power consumption for the common core system of its Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft while meeting stringent security and safety requirements.