For over 70 years, Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) has been recognized as a leader in the design, production, and support of communication and aviation electronics for customers worldwide. The company's unique balance of commercial and government customers helps it to maintain stability in a volatile marketplace. Leveraging developments across both markets enables Rockwell Collins to reduce costs, extend product viability, and enhance the capabilities of its systems.

	Government Systems Providing the keys to Net-Centric Operations and achieving battlespace information superiority Rockwell Collins supplies defense communication and defense electronic solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, foreign militaries, and manufacturers of military aircraft and helicopters. Products and systems include communication, navigation, and integrated systems for airborne, ground, and shipboard applications.
	Commercial Systems Supplying avionics and cabin electronics to business aviation and commercial air transport operations worldwide. Supporting new and retrofit applications, Rockwell Collins' advanced capabilities include Next-generation information and flight display systems that enhance flight crew performance and reduce workload Cabin information systems In-flight entertainment systems including live, multiregion airborne TV, audio/video-on-demand, moving maps, real-time e-mail and Internet access, and more

Growth Opportunities

Rockwell Collins is well-positioned in five key areas of high growth potential:

• Information Management -- Rockwell Collins' information management capabilities provide "office in the sky" solutions for linking airline passengers with business and entertainment systems, and crews with operational and business systems that electronically enable the aircraft. In addition, Rockwell Collins is working with customers to develop comprehensive, scaleable information management solutions that close the loop between aircraft and ground systems.
• Transformational Defense Communications -- Changing military operational requirements demand fast, flexible, real-time communications on the ground, in the air, and at sea. Rockwell Collins leads the way with advanced waveforms, open systems and networking architecture, and advanced data link technologies that redefine how information is gathered, connected, and distributed, enabling interoperability and faster decision-making.
• Open System Architecture -- Rockwell Collins created the industry's first open system architecture with multiple applications. That investment is paying off, as demonstrated with Rockwell Collins' upgrades for the U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker. Adapted from commercial technology, the first installation was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule. Technology developments from the KC-135 program are being applied back to new commercial programs like the Boeing 7E7.
• Service and Support -- Rockwell Collins has always provided service, maintenance, and parts for its own products and systems. With economic pressures turning the industry to outsourcing, the customer trust earned by Rockwell Collins allows it to provide greater logistical support and total component solutions for both commercial and military customers.
• Next-generation Global Positioning Systems (GPS) -- We have been a pioneer in advanced navigation systems, including the development of the first military GPS user equipment in the 1980s. First with the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) and now with its successor, the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), Rockwell Collins continues to build trust by providing durable and reliable handheld GPS devices.

Research and development

At Rockwell Collins, we believe that research and development are the keys to our competitiveness. Our Advanced Technology Center collaborates with Commercial and Government Systems to bring new advancements to aviation electronics and communications markets.

Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances

Rockwell Collins focuses on leveraging its core strengths and expanding them through strategic acquisitions. Since 1997, Rockwell Collins has acquired companies that complement and support its government and commercial businesses. These include:

• Evans & Sutherland's simulation business
• TELDIX GmbH
• NLX, LLC
• Communication Solutions
• Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics Corp.
• Sony Trans Com
• Flight Dynamics
• Intertrade, Ltd.
• Hughes-Avicom International
• Melbourne Avionics Workshop

Global Operations

Rockwell Collins is a global company that operates from more than 60 locations in 27 countries. With a large portion of its sales coming from outside the United States, Rockwell Collins continues to focus on growing its business globally. View a complete list of locations