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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

First flight of TORNADO production aircraft with ASSTA 3.0

Tornado ASSTA 3.0CASSIDIAN has reached an important milestone in the delivery of the latest capability standard ASSTA 3.0 (Avionics System Software Tornado Ada) for the German Air Force fleet of Tornado combat aircraft.

The first ASSTA 3.0 production aircraft performed its functional maiden flight at Cassidian's Manching site on 8 February. Over the next few months, a concerted effort will be made to finalise and certify the ASSTA 3.0 software.

The first Tornados upgraded will then be delivered to the German Air Force in mid-2012 as planned.

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