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Collins Aerospace has been awarded a multi-million-pound programme as part of the United Kingdom’s Weapons Sector Research Framework (WSRF) to develop a navigation grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for use in future complex weapons platforms. In conjunction with the Defence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Collins will use its industry-leading expertise …

Collins Aerospace announces its selection by Boeing to provide boltless wheels and carbon brakes for lots one through three on the F-15EX aircraft in production for the U.S. Air Force. Collins’ equipment replaces the platform’s legacy wheels and brakes on the Boeing production line. Collins has worked closely with the …

Collins Aerospace has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) production contract for the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS) Gen II program with a ceiling value of $583 million. MAPS Gen II is the latest generation of assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) for manned and unmanned …

Collins Aerospace has received a second full-rate production order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program. The AN/PRC-162 is a two-channel networked communications ground radio that includes multiple waveforms – both narrowband and wideband – high-speed mobile ad hoc networked …

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability, announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow an agreement with Collins Aerospace on the Overture program. Carrying 65–80 passengers at twice the speed of today’s airliners and running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Overture …

The Collins Aerospace HF-9500 High Frequency (HF) airborne communications system has been selected by Lockheed Martin for all future international C-130J Super Hercules Foreign Military Sales (FMS) production aircraft. The HF-9500 is available and ready now, replacing the legacy ARC-190 previously offered for international C-130J customers. The HF-9500 is a …

Collins Aerospace has completed Preliminary Design Review of the 1 megawatt electric motor and motor controller it’s developing for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator. Collins has tested both systems to full current, voltage and speed, and plans to send prototypes to P&WC for ground testing later …

Collins Aerospace successfully demonstrated its ability to help warfighters shorten the kill chain and deliver a common operational picture (COP) to distributed joint forces using advanced communication, networking, mission computing and sensing technologies during the Defense Department’s recent Valiant Shield 2022 exercise in the Indo-Pacific region. To showcase solutions that …

Collins Aerospace has received a three-year funding award from the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (EU CINEA) and SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (JU) to develop an unmanned flight ecosystem in Ireland by delivering a Digital Sky Demonstrator on U-Space. In conjunction with several Irish aviation companies, Collins Aerospace …

Collins Aerospace demonstrated a Unified Network that achieved the range and scale required to support the Army modernization and JADC2 initiatives for joint and coalition forces. The demonstration was conducted as part of the recent Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise 2022 (EDGE 22) excursion at the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah. …