Rockwell Collins Wins ARJ21 Regional Jet Program; - New airliner to be equipped with Collins Pro Line 21 avionics

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (April 28, 2003) - Rockwell Collins' (NYSE: COL) Pro Line 21 avionics system has been selected by AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co. (ACAC) Ltd. of China for the new ARJ21 regional jet. In addition, Rockwell Collins was also named as the avionics system integrator for the advanced regional jet.

"We are proud to be the avionics system integrator for this new aircraft," said Denny Helgeson, vice president and general manager Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "It is fitting that the ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st century) be equipped with the avionics system for the 21st century."

Collins Pro Line 21 systems are designed to meet the demands of the regional airline environment, specifically allowing for increased functionality, increased reliability and improved maintainability. The Pro Line 21 system's proven high dispatch availability, advanced data communications technology and extensive system integration will ensure growth for future operating CNS/ATM requirements.

ACAC has estimated the market for the ARJ21 in China and globally at 500 aircraft. The 79- to 99-seat aircraft is designed to meet the demanding conditions of China's diverse environment.

The ARJ 21 flight deck includes five Collins 10x 8-inch high-resolution liquid crystal adaptive flight displays, and integrates a number of advanced technologies, including integrated processing and Ethernet network communications.

The Pro Line 21 avionics package also includes:

• Collins Pro Line 21 Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) radio sensors, supporting the transition from voice to data communications. The system features the Collins VHF-4000 voice/data receiver and IRU-4000, which combines digital data and audio concentration functions, as well as data link communications management functions. Collins Pro Line 21 CNS delivers VDL Mode 2 communications today and positions ARJ21 for advanced functionality such as controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC).
  
  
• The Collins FMS-4200 Flight Management System, offering operational flexibility and enhanced situational awareness through capabilities such as multiple waypoint vertical navigation; time/fuel planning and predictions; databased Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs), Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs) and approaches.
  
  
• The Collins solid-state weather radar, with optional turbulence detection, offering weather detection in a 300 nautical-mile range. The system provides enhanced situational awareness while reducing pilot workload.
  
  
• The Collins AHS-3000 Attitude Heading Reference System, featuring a digital quartz sensor, significantly improving accuracy and reliability while reducing volume, weight, power consumption and cost of ownership.
  
  
• A fully integrated Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) that provides all engine instrumentation and crew annunciations in an integrated format.
  
  
• Through its Kaiser Electroprecision business, Rockwell Collins will also provide a full-function throttle control module which interfaces with Collins autopilot, autothrottle and the aircraft's engine FADECs. The module incorporates integrated servo motors and electronics to provide autothrottle backdrive capability.

Additional Rockwell Collins equipment includes: traffic alert and collision avoidance system, air data system, high-frequency communications, centralized maintenance system and an array of optional equipment such as VHF data link and satellite communications systems.

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