Rockwell Collins has received a $7.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide contractor logistics support services for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System‘s aircrew training device. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide simulation and training services for the JSTARS aircrew training device under the sole-source contract. Northrop Grumman built […] More

Rockwell Collins has received a follow-on order from the U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical to deliver 101 manpack radios and ancillaries. The company said Thursday it is scheduled to begin manufacturing the additional Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Factor radios this month. The service branch issued the new order after Rockwell Collins […] More

Rockwell Collins has landed a three-year contract from the Eglin Air Force Base’s Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System program office to provide field, repair and security support services for the CRIIS program. The company said Tuesday it will also perform quarterly reviews and update CRIIS security controls in an effort to ensure the system complies with […] More

A joint venture of BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins has received a $47.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for the delivery of joint tactical radio systems to U.S. and coalition forces. Data Link Solutions will provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System JTRS units to replace legacy radios of the service branch […] More

Rockwell Collins has received a contract from L3 Technologies to oversee repair work on more than 500 parts for the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of KC-10 aircraft. Rockwell Collins said Monday it will partner with the company’s Intertrade subsidiary to manage approximately 4,000 repairs each year and provide logistics support services via a distribution facility in Memphis, Tennessee. […] More

Rockwell Collins has installed new avionics into the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of KC-10 tanker aircraft as part of a larger effort to bring the fleet to compliance with global standards for communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management systems. The company said Thursday the Flight2 integrated avionics system is the 59th and final cockpit update on […] More

Three companies have joined Leonardo and IMP Aerospace & Defence as part of an industry team that aims to help modernize Canada’s fleet of EH101/CH-149 Cormorant helicopters designed for search-and-rescue missions. Team Cormorant is composed of Leonardo Helicopters, IMP, CAE and the Canadian businesses of Rockwell Collins and GE, Leonardo said Tuesday. The industry team also intends […] More

Rockwell Collins‘ military-code global positioning system receivers have completed seven ballistic and guided flight tests that aimed to demonstrate live-fire tracking capacity for guided munitions. The company said Thursday its receivers acquired both M-Code and Y-Code GPS signals to direct munitions toward specific targets during the live-fire tests that occurred in Yuma, Arizona. “Together with the U.S. Army and Air […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics systems for the former’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday it will deliver its Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics platform, which features interactive touch-control displays and a flight management system to support operations under current instrument flight rules. Pro Line […] More

Rockwell Collins has delivered the 770th global positioning system receiver built for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center as part of a contract awarded in 2012. The company said Thursday that the Military-Code GPS receivers were ordered under the Military GPS User Equipment program which works to boost GPS capacities for the military in […] More

Rockwell Collins‘ simulation and training solutions business has secured a $34.2 million contract to deliver a training system for the U.S. Navy‘s E2-D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform aircraft-to-simulator concurrency updates; implement aircraft change directives/engineering change proposals; and integrate and test software applications under the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III […] More

The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Corona division plans to award a sole-source contract to Rockwell Collins to update the U.S. Navy‘s 721S radios and supply 721SR units. A FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday says the service branch intends to use a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for the radio procurement and upgrade efforts. NSWC Corona wants Rockwell Collins to supply commercial 721S radios to replace […] More