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  • Rockwell Collins to Help Manage USAF Airborne Radio Parts Supply Chain - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Help Manage USAF Airborne Radio Parts Supply Chain

    Rockwell Collins has received a three-year, $22 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to manage the supply chain for replacement parts on U.S. Air Force airborne radio systems. The initial contract covers supply chain management services for AN/ARC-171, AN/ARC-190 and AN/ARR-85 communications platforms being maintained at Robins Air Force Base, the company said Wednesday. Alan Prowse, vice […] More

  • Reportlinker: C4ISR Tech Spending in North America to Reach $732B by 2027 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reportlinker: C4ISR Tech Spending in North America to Reach $732B by 2027

    Reportlinker has unveiled a new report that predicts the global market for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems will reach more than $177 billion in cumulative value by 2027 at a 2.4 percent compound annual growth rate. An increasing demand for battle-space awareness and network centric warfare modernization efforts will help drive C4ISR market growth […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Produce Software Baseline for Navy E-2D Trainer Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Produce Software Baseline for Navy E-2D Trainer Upgrade

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins a three-year, $13.7 million contract modification to produce a supplementary software platform for the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III modernization effort. The Defense Department said Monday the company’s simulation and training solutions business will deliver an E-2D Delta Software System Configuration No. 3 baseline as part of aircraft flight and tactics trainer upgrades. The company will help the Navy […] More

  • Report: UTC, Rockwell Collins Likely to Reveal 'Collins Aerospace' HQ Location in March - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: UTC, Rockwell Collins Likely to Reveal ‘Collins Aerospace’ HQ Location in March

    United Technologies Corp. and Rockwell Collins could determine by the end of March the location of the corporate headquarters for a new entity that would be formed through UTC’s acquisition of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor, The Gazette reported Monday. Farmington, Connecticut-based UTC agreed to buy Rockwell Collins in September for approximately $30 billion […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members

    The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, will serve as […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Integrate Airborne Radio Tech on Air Force F-16 Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Integrate Airborne Radio Tech on Air Force F-16 Fleet

    Rockwell Collins will integrate its networked communications airborne radio, which features mobile user objective system and soldier radio waveform capacities, onboard U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft. The company said Wednesday the ARC-210 RT-2036(C) offering provides data, imagery and voice connectivity for manned and unmanned systems. The ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio system belongs under the company’s TruNet family […] More

  • Army to Implement Rockwell Collins' Helmet Mounted Display for Aviation Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Implement Rockwell Collins’ Helmet Mounted Display for Aviation Training

    Rockwell Collins has received a contract to provide a new helmet mounted display platform for integration with the U.S. Army‘s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer systems. The company said Tuesday it will update 332 SimEye HMD units for the military branch and expects to complete the upgrades by October 2019. SimEye will be equipped with new display and optical […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Help Australian Defense Force Install Dome, Desktop Training Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Help Australian Defense Force Install Dome, Desktop Training Simulators

    Rockwell Collins has secured a two-year contract to provide and install dome and desktop trainer simulation systems for joint terminal attack controllers and joint forward observer communities of Australia’s army and air force. The company said Tuesday it will supply eight custom domes and 11 desktop trainers in an effort to help Australian defense force perform JTAC and […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Supply Display Tech for Intl F-16 Training Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Supply Display Tech for Intl F-16 Training Programs

    Lockheed Martin has selected Rockwell Collins to provide display systems for F-16  flight training programs of two international customers. Rockwell Collins said Monday it will supply custom configurations of the Griffin rear-projection dome equipped with an ingress and egress system, a projector and updated night vision goggle capacities for nighttime training missions. The company will also […] More

  • CAE, Rockwell Collins Form LVC Training Partnership; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE, Rockwell Collins Form LVC Training Partnership; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE has teamed up with Rockwell Collins to build live, virtual, constructive integrated training platforms. The companies announced the partnership at the four-day Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference that kicked off Monday in Orlando, Florida, CAE said Monday. “Integrated live, virtual, constructive training is becoming more critical as defense forces look to cost-effectively maintain readiness and prepare […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Exhibit Simulation, Training Platforms at I/ITSEC 2017 Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Exhibit Simulation, Training Platforms at I/ITSEC 2017 Event

    Rockwell Collins will display its portfolio of simulation and training products at the  Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference 2017 that will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The company said Tuesday it will showcase technology platforms designed to facilitate live, virtual and blended training environments, as well as demonstrate a […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Build 4th E-2D Training System for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Build 4th E-2D Training System for Navy

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Rockwell Collins a $34.5 million initial contract to provide a fourth tactics trainer for the military branch’s E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III program. Rockwell Collins said Monday it aims to complete production of a new E-2D tactics trainer designed to support live, virtual and constructive training high-fidelity training by August 2020. Nick Gibbs, vice president […] More