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Avionics literally means Aviation Electronics. In essence it comprises all electronic systems used on an aircraft. At a basic level this comprises communications, navigation, display and management of multiple systems. It also comprises the literally hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles. These can be a simple as search light for police helicopter or as complicated as the tactical system for Airborne Early Warning platform.

Avionics, like electronics had humble beginnings but has grown at an amazing rate. Initially the ancillary part of an aircraft, avionics has, for many aircraft, become the sole reason for its existence. Increasingly, military aircraft become the means of placing powerful and sensitive sensors into a tactical environment. Avionics is also used as a descriptor for electronic systems fitted to spacecraft.

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