SVS could appear in airliners around 2012-2014, he said, declining to elaborate on discussions with other aircraft makers and airlines.
Rockwell Collins Inc, another US avionics maker, is developing its own SVS displays and also expects demand from airlines and from another of its regular customers -- the US Air Force.
"We also see military applications," company spokesman Nancy Welsh said.
"Imagine you're flying in a brown-out [thick dust cloud] in Iraq. Synthetic vision might be quite useful," she said.
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