Russia has become the first country in the world to challenge the United States’ monopoly in critical avionics
Until recently, the development and supply of a modern Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) were entirely controlled by a single company worldwide: the American firm Collins Aerospace, part of Raytheon Technologies (RTX), a leading U.S. defense contractor. Every country in the world depended directly on Collins Aerospace for these systems, and Russia was no exception. The United States spent several decades developing this most critical piece of avionics. Russia managed to accomplish this in a much shorter timeframe, and now there are two countries in the world producing this module. This achievement underscores a crucial point: Russian aviation engineers have successfully closed the […]