Rockwell Collins' successful relationship with the United States Air Force is characterized by the C/KC-135 Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) program. As the flight deck systems integrator, we are providing technology through an open systems approach that upgrades the aircraft for changing Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) requirements, enabling flight in both commercial and military airspace. By leveraging technology from our commercial business, we can use the latest commercial off-the-shelf solutions, thereby providing the C/KC-135 with the cost-effective communication and navigation equipment required to operate in today's commercial airspace throughout the world.

As part of this program, we supply a variety of products, including the RT-1341(V) 8 High Frequency (HF) radio, GNLU-955M Multi-Mode Receiver, VDL-2000 Very High Frequency (VHF) data link capability, SAT-2000 SATCOM radio, CMU-900 Communications Management Unit and the IPC-7000 Integrated Processing Center. Our open systems architecture effectively integrates all of these products and also allows for easy upgrades to both hardware and software components, enabling future enhancements to platform capabilities.

In August 2007, Rockwell Collins presented the U.S. Air Force with the 200th C/KC-135 production aircraft equipped with GATM technology. We have been recognized by the U.S. Air Force for our attentiveness to requirements and meeting the C/KC-135 GATM milestones on time and within budget.

The C/KC-135's principal mission is air refueling support to U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft, as well as aircraft of allied nations. Through the years it has also been modified to perform other missions, ranging from flying command post missions to reconnaissance.

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