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 said on May 22, 2026, that it will provide data concentrator units and multifunction displays for the program. Intellisense said 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 the company said includes design, manufacture, integration, qualification and military certification of a modernized flight deck for the aircraft.
Boeing has said 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 said 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, and can operate 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.
