BARCO Supplies Graphics Controllers and Rugged LCD for the U.S. Navy’s E-2C Hawkeye 2000 Upgrade

The E-2C upgrade includes a new Mission Computer Upgrade (MCU), Advanced Control Indicator Set (ACIS) workstation with added Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC). As part of the AN/UYQ-70 program, the U. S. Navy has contracted Lockheed Martin to build the ACIS display workstation, which is actually comprised of three tactical workstations. BARCO is providing their high-resolution RFD 251 A 20.1” rugged LCD and high-performance IVS4100 graphics controllers for the graphics and radar display processing capabilities for the E-2C Group II/JTIDS, navigation upgrade, radar display and Mission Computer Upgrade aircraft configuration.


The ACIS workstation is designed from Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software items that conform to Open System Standards. The items selected for the ACIS workstation had to provide the ability to delete, replace and upgrade existing and new components with little impact on the Operational Flight Program (OFP), which was developed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. BARCO was able to provide Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy with a technology insertion roadmap for several naval program upgrades that enabled a seamless hardware and software transition for both graphics controllers and rugged displays. Lockheed Martin selected the BARCO 20.1” color LCD and IVS 4100 graphics controllers as an integral portion of the ACIS workstation. The ability to comply with the E-2C program’s stringent vibration and weight requirements was a key element in the Lockheed Martin’s choice of BARCO’s COTS products for the ACIS system.

The BARCO high-performance IVS4100 single-slot VME board provides the unique capability of mixing graphics, radar and real-time video data simultaneously. The BARCO RFD 251 color rugged display was recently ranked as the number one 20.1” LCD for airborne applications by officials at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland.

Lockheed Martin is currently accepting delivery of both BARCO graphics controllers with radar display capability and rugged flat panels for integration into the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 ACIS display workstation.

About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.

Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.

For more information, please contact

Inge Govaerts
Public Relations Manager
Barco Security & Monitoring

Telephone +32 56 36 8052
inge.govaerts@barco.com