Question: Recently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has achieved a milestone with the first flight of Hawk-i. The name of the indigenous technology used n the hawk-i?
(a) Real Time Operating System (RTOS)
(b) Real Time Landing System (RTLS)
(c) Real Time Operating and Landing System (RTOLS)
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On February 7th, 2018; the announcement has been on first ‘Hawk-Eye Flight’ developed by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited.
- This ‘Hawk-i Flight’ is based on indigenous Real Time Operating System (RTOS) technology.
- It is important that ‘Hawk-i’ is the first indigenous RTOS developed in India.
- It has been certified by the ‘Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification’.
- RTOS is actually system software.
- It provides a standard run-time environment for real-time application performance in a safe and reliable manner.
- RTOS is a major technology for concurrent execution of multiple applications.
- This is the optimum use of hardware resources for the increasing complexity of the modern Avionics Software of the highest importance.
- At present Avionic systems in India have been developed using commercial RTOS obtained from foreign suppliers.
- The import of this technology is very expensive.
- In addition, it offers very limited flexibility in incorporating new features and optimizing new hardware platforms.
- Imported RTOS is also vulnerable towards cyber attacks. So that the fears of falling prey to safety and safety of avionic systems is threatened.
- HAL-RTOS can be developed as a standard real time operating system for developing the country’s future avionics system.
- In this context, recent achievement is an important event for Indian military aviation.
Reference:
http://www.hal-india.com/Maiden%20Flight%20of%20Hawk-i%20with%20Indigenous%20RTOS%20Developed%20by%20HAL/ND__220
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/hal-develops-first-hawk-i-flight201802071420470005/