General Dynamics selected for instrument landing radios

General Dynamics has been chosen to provide radios for the Air Force's Deployable Instrument Landing System (D-ILS).

D-ILS, built by Thales, will use General Dynamics CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control radios along with the Fortress ES2440 High-capacity Mesh Point wireless backhaul radios, according to a General Dynamics news release.

"The General Dynamics Mission Systems CM-300/350 V2 radios are the first VoIP UHF and VHF radios approved by the FAA for ground-to-air communications," the company said. "The radios are being installed in airport control towers, FAA regional centers and training facilities nationwide."

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