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HONEYWELL BRINGING HEADS-UP DISPLAYS TO AIRCRAFT COCKPITS THROUGH ACQUISITION OF SAAB TECHNOLOGY
HUD technology to further strengthen Honeywell's safety offerings, will be integrated with Honeywell Anthem and Primus Epic flight decks PHOENIX, June 28,
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[{"type":"text","content":"HUD technology to further strengthen Honeywell's safety offerings, will be integrated with Honeywell Anthem and Primus Epic flight decks\nPHOENIX, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has reached an agreement with Saab, a Swedish aerospace and defense company, to acquire its heads-up-display (HUD) assets for use in a variety of Honeywell avionics offerings. As part of the acquisition agreement, Saab will partner with Honeywell to develop and strengthen its HUD product line. HUDs give pilots increased situational awareness, especially at night or in difficult weather conditions. Passengers will also enjoy safer and more fuel-efficient flights, while more often reaching their destinations on time.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe addition of the HUD assets will further strengthen Honeywell's comprehensive end-to-end avionics and safety offerings. Importantly, the HUDs will be integrated into Honeywell Anthem, a new revolutionary integrated flight deck with an intuitive user interface and highly scalable design, which will also feature state-of-the art characteristics such as wide field-of-view, high image resolution, low system latency and lower weight. It will also be made available for Honeywell Primus Epic flight decks and standalone retrofit solutions.\n\"Heads-up displays are an essential offering for the aviation industry and have been known to reduce pilot workload, increase situational awareness, improve access to airports with Enhanced Flight Vision System and enhance safety,\" said Vipul Gupta, vice president and general manager, Avionics, Honeywell Aerospace. \"The addition of HUDs as part of our wider avionics offerings will provide our customers in business aviation, air transport and defense segment a great safety tool that can be particularly useful during takeoff and landing, which are typically the most crucial parts of any flight.\"\n\"Saab believes that this agreement further establishes Saab and Honeywell as long-term partners and increases greater market opportunities,\" says Carl-Johan Bergholm, senior vice president and head of Saab´s business area Surveillance.\"\nThe main purpose of HUDs is to make it as easy as possible for pilots to see and absorb their necessary flight or mission details. This allows them to remain \"head-up and eyes-out,\" instead of looking down or away from what is occu...