GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, based in Charlottesville, Va., announced a $1 million from Northrop Grumman for its QPMC-1553 1553 PMCs and CEI-830 ARINC boards. The components will be used to upgrade Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Avionics System (IAS) in the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. The QPMC-1553 PMC and CEI-830 ARINC board are used by the avionics data bus interface, both Mil-Std 1553 and ARINC 429.