Intellisense Systems has been selected by Boeing to supply avionics hardware for the US Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster III Flight Deck Replacement program, a modernization effort aimed at addressing cockpit obsolescence across the strategic airlift fleet.
The Torrance, California-based company announced on May 22, 2026, that it is to provide data concentrator units and multifunction displays for the program. According to Intellisense, the lifetime value of the award is expected to exceed $400 million.
The work forms part of Boeing’s broader C-17A flight deck modernization program, which includes design, manufacture, integration, qualification and military certification of a modernized flight deck for the aircraft.
Boeing has stated that the upgrade will replace aging avionics and mission-essential equipment with a modern, modular open systems architecture intended to support future capability upgrades.
Intellisense said its data concentrator unit will comply with modular open systems approach requirements and include a high-performance multi-core single board computer and advanced video interfaces. The unit is intended to connect the aircraft’s mission computer with its primary flight displays.
The company will also supply its 15-inch multifunction display, which it described as the highest-resolution display currently available for military applications. The display includes video and data handling capability, tactile bezel controls and touchscreen technology.
“The Intellisense team is proud to collaborate with Boeing on this essential upgrade for the US Air Force,” said Dr. Robert Waldo, CEO of Intellisense Systems. “By delivering ruggedized, modular computing together with our flagship primary flight displays, we are ensuring the long-term readiness of a platform that is indispensable to global logistics.”
Waldo noted that the selection also reflects Intellisense’s investment in advanced avionics and work supported through the Small Business Innovation Research program.
The C-17 entered US Air Force service in the 1990s and remains one of the service’s core strategic airlift aircraft. The aircraft can carry troops, cargo, vehicles and aeromedical evacuation equipment, operating into forward bases as well as main operating locations, according to the Air Force.
The flight deck work is part of a wider effort to keep the C-17 fleet operational for decades longer as the Air Force continues to rely on the aircraft for global mobility missions.
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Wow. As technology increases, the need for personnel that can understand an make this system work with this new technology also increases. I hope we can gather the resources to make the whole system be as it should be ready as it should be (?) in case we have to use it for the tasks ahead….