Rick Hearn from Curtiss-Wright looks at how COTS DO-254 safety-certifiable avionics hardware lowers cost and reduces risk.

Aircraft data acquisition technology continues to evolve with more modularity, increased processing power and real time air-to-ground transfer capabilities alongside increasing proliferation of engine, aircraft system and airframe component sensors.

In this Q&A we discuss the benefits that occur for commercial aircraft from certifying COTS hardware to DO-254 DAL A, its similarities to certifying software to DO-178C, and how it might apply to unmanned aircraft.

Curtiss-Wright presented on COTS and DO-254 Safety Certifiability in the Defense and Aerospace Industry at NXP FTF 2016 Technology Forum in Austin, Texas.

John McHale with Military Embedded Systems' April 2016 roundtable with industry experts looks at Safety Critical avionics trends.

Increasingly, FAA and EASA regulations are requiring that airborne electronics used in military applications meet the DO-254 safety certification standard.

Rocket Lab selected Curtiss-Wright's rugged, modular Space COTS Acra KAM-500 Data Acquisition Unit for the Electron Launch Vehicle. Read more here!

Curtiss-Wright Introduces Ultra-Flexible, DO-254 / DO-178 Safety Certifiable 3U VPX I/O Module VPX3-611