Indo Defence 2018: InfoGlobal’s EFD poised for the skies
Testing of InfoGlobal’s electronic flight display (EFD-5.5) is ramping up further to an explicit interest from the Indonesian Air Force for its C-130 Hercules, Shephard has learnt.
According to Tomy Dwinanto, account manager at InfoGlobal, development of the EFD-5.5 began in earnest in April of this year.
Currently, in the throes of testing, the entirety of this part of the programme from the laboratory tests to flight is estimated to take between one to two months.
There has been an unofficial commitment Dwinanto said from the country's air force on producing the systems to be integrated on to its Hercules
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