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.
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Collins Aerospace received a ninth delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program.
The ninth delivery order was issued under a multiple award contract that the U.S. Army awarded to Collins Aerospace and two other companies in 2016.
Collins Aerospace can provide Viasat Ka-band service for new installs and service upgrades for current Viasat Ku-band customers to either Viasat Ka-band or the global Dual Ku-/Ka-band solution.
Viasat expanded its relationship with Collins Aerospace ARINCDirect to offer Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity system for mid- and large-cabin business aircraft.
The first aircraft equipped with Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity system provided by Collins Aerospace entered service in August 2021.
Intellian Technologies and Collins Aerospace unveiled a briefcase-sized user terminal called OW1 for OneWeb on 2021-08-24.
OneWeb unveiled the Compact-Electronically Steered Antenna OW1 user terminal developed in partnership with Intellian Technologies, Inc. and Collins Aerospace.
In May, Collins Aerospace and Houston Airports planned a 120,000-square-foot facility to support spaceflight applications.
Collins Aerospace’s existing facility in Houston, which develops and produces systems for NASA’s human spaceflight programs, is at capacity.
Collins Aerospace is the Houston Spaceport’s anchor tenant and is receiving up to $25,600,000 in financing from Houston Airports as part of the upgrade plan, which Collins Aerospace will later reimburse.
Collins Aerospace has developed and manufactured life support technologies for NASA, including the water recovery system on the International Space Station.
Collins Aerospace was awarded a $2,600,000 contract on 2021-08-23 to provide life support systems for a planned privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost.
The $2,600,000 contract is not Collins Aerospace’s first ECLSS sale to a privately owned company.
An Airbus C295 Intelligence Surveillance Recognition (ISR) testbed equipped with a Collins avionics package was used during the flight test campaign.
BAE Systems acquired Collins Aerospace’s military GPS division for $1.9 billion, positioning BAE to become a dominant supplier of M-code receivers.
BAE Systems plans to expand Collins’ former GPS headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
BAE Systems completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s GPS business on 2021-07-31.
United States Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Military Global Positioning System User Equipment Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface with Next-Generation ASIC contracts to Rockwell Collins, Inc., L3 Technologies, and Raytheon Technologies.
Amergint Technologies Holdings, part of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, acquired Raytheon Technologies’ space-based precision optics business from its Collins Aerospace unit.
Collins Aerospace was one of three companies selected on 2020-07-08 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center to develop new GPS handheld devices for the U.S. military.