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Goodrich’s AIS studies Terprom for trainers
Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS), part of Goodrich Corp., is the provider of the Terprom terrain-referenced navigation system that is installed in many comb

Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS), part of Goodrich Corp., is the provider of the Terprom terrain-referenced navigation system that is installed in many combat aircraft, such as the F-16 and Typhoon, and increasingly in military transports such as the C-17 and C-130. Now the UK company is eyeing a move into the basic trainer world, based on what it sees as a growing need for more realistic training at an earlier stage in the flying training syllabus.

Terprom provides a well-proven capability in many frontline platforms, using radalt data compared against an onboard digital terrain elevation database to provide accurate low-level navigation with no dependence on GPS, terrain-following and obstacle/terrain avoidance warning in all weathers. In Britain’s Royal Air Force, the system is installed on the Hawk advanced trainer as well as all frontline aircraft fast-jets.