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Collins Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 1933
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
www.collinsaerospace.com/
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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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2021Collins Aerospace Receives 9th Delivery Order From U.S. Army for HMS Manpack Radio Modernization Program

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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2021Collins Aerospace Receives 9th Delivery Order From U.S. Army for HMS Manpack Radio Modernization Program

The first aircraft equipped with Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity system provided by Collins Aerospace entered service in August 2021.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2021Viasat’s Industry-Leading Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity Service For Business Aviation Now Available through Collins Aerospace

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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2021Viasat’s Industry-Leading Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity Service For Business Aviation Now Available through Collins Aerospace

Intellian Technologies and Collins Aerospace unveiled a briefcase-sized user terminal called OW1 for OneWeb on 2021-08-24.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2021Kymeta announces successful OneWeb antenna tests

OneWeb unveiled the Compact-Electronically Steered Antenna OW1 user terminal developed in partnership with Intellian Technologies, Inc. and Collins Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 24, 2021OneWeb’s New, Small, User Terminal Debuts

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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

In May, Collins Aerospace and Houston Airports planned a 120,000-square-foot facility to support spaceflight applications.

Mentioned as: collins aerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

Collins Aerospace’s existing facility in Houston, which develops and produces systems for NASA’s human spaceflight programs, is at capacity.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

The $2,600,000 contract is not Collins Aerospace’s first ECLSS sale to a privately owned company.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative FinancialAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

Collins Aerospace has developed and manufactured life support technologies for NASA, including the water recovery system on the International Space Station.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 23, 2021Collins Aerospace to provide life support for privately run LEO outpost

An Airbus C295 Intelligence Surveillance Recognition (ISR) testbed equipped with a Collins avionics package was used during the flight test campaign.

Mentioned as: CollinsOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021Airbus demonstrates C295 FITS mission system operated by ground-based crews

BAE Systems plans to expand Collins’ former GPS headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Mentioned as: CollinsTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

BAE Systems acquired Collins Aerospace’s military GPS division for $1.9 billion, positioning BAE to become a dominant supplier of M-code receivers.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceNarrative FinancialFeb 17, 2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

BAE Systems completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s GPS business on 2021-07-31.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2021BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition

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.

Mentioned as: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Technical ProductNov 9, 2020USSF’s SMC Awards Three ASIC Contracts For Military Global Positioning Ops

Amergint Technologies Holdings, part of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, acquired Raytheon Technologies’ space-based precision optics business from its Collins Aerospace unit.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 12, 2020The space sector is finally finding its way to the exits

BAE Systems completed the acquisition of the Collins Aerospace military Global Positioning System business on 2020-07-31.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2020BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins’ military GPS business

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.

Mentioned as: Collins AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 31, 2020BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins’ military GPS business
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