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Collins Aerospace

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Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, is a major supplier of aerospace and defense products, including solutions for the space industry. They design, manufacture, and service systems and components for crewed missions, space sensors, and optical expertise. Notably, Collins Aerospace is involved in the development of next-generation spacesuits for NASA's Artemis program and the International Space Station, partnering with organizations like ILC Dover and Oceaneering. Their spacesuits have been worn during numerous spaceflights, moon landings, and spacewalks.

commercialFounded 1933
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
www.collinsaerospace.com/
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Catherine Heffernan Collins helped Rogue Space Systems secure more than two dozen contract awards.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.8Feb 23, 2026Celebrating Women in Satellite 2026

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd is a joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Sumitomo Precision Products.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 28, 2026Silicon Sensing Expands into South Korea with Exclusive Bizmile Distribution Agreement

Collins indicated that more details on the defense space sector plan will be released in the next six months.

PlanValue 1.5Oct 20, 2025New Zealand looks for its place in the global space industry

Judith Collins is New Zealand's space minister.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 20, 2025New Zealand looks for its place in the global space industry

Judith Collins is the Attorney-General, Minister of Defence, Minister for Digitising Government, Minister for the Public Service, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, and Minister for Space in the New Zealand Government.

GovernanceLegalValue 3.4Oct 1, 2025New Zealand supports launch of the Australasian Space Innovation Institute

NASA and its contractor, Collins Aerospace, face challenges due to the aging design of spacesuits.

GeneralValue 2.2Sep 30, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Astronauts depend on spacesuits to keep them safe when they perform spacewalks. But the current suits were designed more than 50 years ago! Our new report reveals how this aging design creates challenges for NASA and its contractor, Collins Aerospace: http://go.nasa.gov/3WdLl6P

Hon Judith Collins KC MP, New Zealand Minister for Space, attended the celebration of the agreement with Rocket Lab.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 2.0Sep 29, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: We’re excited to announce an expanded partnership between Synspective and @RocketLab, securing a second multi-launch agreement for 10 additional dedicated Electron launches🚀 This brings the launch total to 21 StriX SAR satellites across multiple Rocket Lab missions. Hon Judith Collins KC MP, New Zealand Minister for Space, and Rocket Lab joined us to celebrate the agreement at #IAC yesterday. Our Founder & CEO Motoyuki Arai shared: “Rocket Lab’s precision and track record have been vital to achieving our mission objectives. As we move forward with 21 launches, this collaboration accelerates our SAR satellite deployment and amplifies our impact on global risk reduction in security, disaster resilience, and the environment.” Read our Press Release: https://synspective.com/press-release/2025/rocketlab_additonal10/ #partnership #launch #satellite #rocket #SAR

The National Crime Agency has arrested a suspect in the UK for a cyber attack on Collins Aerospace.

LegalGeneralValue 3.0Sep 27, 2025Collins Aerospace: arresto per cyber attacco

Initial results from the August flights showed that the Collins radar effectively surveilled local airspace and relayed data to NASA's Mission Visualization Research Command Center at Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 20, 2025Advancing airspace integration for remotely piloted aircraft

The demonstration validated the Collins radar's ability to exchange data among geographically separated teams.

CapabilityValue 3.0Sep 20, 2025Advancing airspace integration for remotely piloted aircraft

The Bell 206 helicopter was used as a surrogate to test Collins Aerospace's ground-based radar designed for detect-and-avoid functions in urban operations.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 20, 2025Advancing airspace integration for remotely piloted aircraft

The Houston Spaceport has not hosted any launches but has attracted companies such as Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.3Feb 10, 2025The spaceport conundrum

Raytheon is a business unit of RTX, which comprises Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Oct 28, 2024Raytheon: “It is an exciting time to be working in space”

Certification and installation of the Collins IRT NX SATCOM system were completed earlier 2024.

CapabilityValue 3.0May 30, 2024RTX’s Collins Aerospace completes the industry’s 1st retrofit of Iridium Certus satellite connectivity

Collins Aerospace modified a Prince Aviation Cessna 525 Citation Jet with its IRT NX SATCOM system.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 30, 2024RTX’s Collins Aerospace completes the industry’s 1st retrofit of Iridium Certus satellite connectivity

TruNet AR-1500 is the international variant of Collins Aerospace’s U.S. ARC-210 radio and provides the same frequency range and performance as the ARC-210 Gen6.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 18, 2024Collins Aerospace delivers 1st TruNet™ AR-1500 networked comms airborne radio to Europe

The TruNet AR-1500 includes L-Band capability that Collins Aerospace states is not offered by any other software-defined radio on the market today.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 18, 2024Collins Aerospace delivers 1st TruNet™ AR-1500 networked comms airborne radio to Europe

RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and operates through businesses including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 2.0May 7, 2024RTX’s advanced ground system for space-based missile warning is now operational

ILC Dover is part of a team led by Collins Aerospace that NASA selected in June 2022, along with Axiom Space, to develop spacesuits through the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services program.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Mar 26, 2024Ingersoll Rand to acquire ILC Dover

The Collins Aerospace-led team including ILC Dover and Axiom Space is developing a suit intended to replace the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits used for spacewalks outside the International Space Station.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 26, 2024Ingersoll Rand to acquire ILC Dover
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