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<p>Avionics (a <a href="/facts/Portmanteau/d124JEbz">portmanteau</a> of <i>aviation</i> and <i>electronics</i>) are the <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronic</a> systems used on <a href="/facts/Aircraft/EhC4mBep">aircraft</a>. Avionic systems include communications, <a href="/facts/Air_navigation/f6CC7418">navigation</a>, the display and management of multiple systems, and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to perform individual functions. These can be as simple as a <a href="/facts/Searchlight/Gprkyush">searchlight</a> for a <a href="/facts/Police_helicopter/BIKHjFVx">police helicopter</a> or as complicated as the tactical system for an <a href="/facts/Airborne_early_warning/VXDQUphK">airborne early warning</a> platform. </p>