So Rockwell Collins undertook a bold step to develop and certify a radically new architecture for airborne applications - a software defined receiver. With new constellations, and with more countries implementing Space Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), the 10 channel + 2 SBAS design needed an update. Rockwell Collins has fielded GPS products for 20+ years, and the GPS-4000S - with SBAS capability - has been fielded for more than 8 years, so parts obsolescence may become an issue. It’s been a while since we reviewed the status of certified airborne receivers, and I was prompted to do so by news that Rockwell Collins has a new generation of receiver which has just received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval from FAA. They include CMC Electronics with its line of OEM and enclosure products, Rockwell Collins with a new generation of airborne receivers just entering the market, Thales in Europe continuing to offer ARINC standard and multi-mode packaged receivers, Garmin still leading the panel-mount market for business aviation, Trimble/Ashtech continuing to promote its GPS/GLONASS airborne receiver, and newer entrants including Aspen/Accord with the NexNav GNSS line, and Avidyne with a home-grown embedded receiver in its flight management systems. It’s still exceptionally difficult to qualify GNSS receivers for airborne use so there are only a few existing suppliers. Rockwell Collins new generation GPS-4000-100 receiver
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