History
On November 26, 2018, United Technologies announced the completion of its Rockwell Collins acquisition, after which it merged its newly acquired business with UTC Aerospace Systems to form Collins Aerospace. This acquisition controversially led to multiple class action lawsuits being filed against the company alleging that the executives deliberately misled its shareholders on the nature of the acquisition. [5]
The new company reported $26 billion of combined sales in 2019 and is composed of 68,000 employees. [1] [6] In 2020 United Technologies merged with Raytheon Company to form Raytheon Technologies, which has since renamed itself to RTX Corporation.
In July 2023, Collins agreed to sell its actuation and flight controls business unit to French multinational Safran in an all-cash deal worth $1.8 billion. [7] [8]
On 24 January 2024, Collins announced an investment of over £16 million at its Kilkeel site in Co Down for developing advanced passenger seating for wide-body and twin-aisle aircraft. This investment was announced by Joe Kennedy III, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs. [9]
In September 2025, a cyberattack against Collins Aerospace's MUSE check-in and baggage-drop software caused significant disruption at several major European airports, including London's Heathrow Airport, Brussels Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Dublin Airport. Electronic check-in was disabled and airports reverted to manual processing; Brussels Airport asked airlines to cancel half of Sunday's departing flights to manage queues. The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) later stated the disruptions were caused by a cyberattack. Heathrow publicly acknowledged the outage and said additional staff were deployed while recovery work continued. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Products
Collins Aerospace is engaged in designing, manufacturing and servicing systems and components for commercial aviation, business aviation, military and defense, helicopters, space, airports, and other industries.
Collins Aerospace has six strategic business units: Aerostructures, Avionics, Interiors, Missions Systems, Connected Aviation Solutions, and Power & Controls. [4]
Ithaco Space Systems, Inc.
Collins Aerospace was the owner of Ithaco Space Systems, Inc., formerly owned by Goodrich Company and its successor UTC Aerospace Systems. In September 2020, Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) completes the sale of its electro-optics technology business headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut to AMERGINT Technologies Holdings, Inc. (ATH). The business is renamed Danbury Mission Technologies (Danbury). Andreas Nonnenmacher, President of Danbury Mission Technologies, concurrently assumes responsibilities as President of ATH. The business is reported to have 530 employees at the time of its acquisition. [14] [15]
In addition to over 100 U.S. satellites, equipment made by Ithaco has flown on Japanese, Canadian, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Argentinean spacecraft. Ithaco became notable for having manufactured the reaction wheels of the Kepler spacecraft, the Hayabusa spacecraft, the Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite, and the Dawn spacecraft, which developed problems or even failed. [16]
FlightAware
On August 20, 2021, Collins Aerospace announced the acquisition of FlightAware for an undisclosed amount. FlightAware is a technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight data and flight-tracking products. [17]
Cyberattack
In September 2025, the company suffered a cyberattack on their Muse software, which affected multiple airlines and airports. [18] [19] They also suffered an attack in June 2024, though it had a much smaller impact at Heathrow it was more widespread and affected several European airports. [20]
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