Airbus Selects Safran SkyNaute Inertial Navigation System For A220

Safran SkyNaute inertial navigation system

The SkyNaute inertial navigation system uses hemispherical resonator gyroscopes.

Credit: Jean-Baptiste Dureau/Safran
LYON—The Safran SkyNaute inertial navigation system, already in service on military aircraft, will equip the Airbus A220 single-aisle aircraft around 2030, Benjamin Declety, head of Safran Electronics & Defense’s avionics global business unit, announced Oct. 21. The system is designed to provide...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe.  

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