Collins Aerospace

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Collins Aerospace
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Aerospace and industrial
Predecessors
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
,
U.S.
Number of locations
300+  [1]
Revenue
  • Increase2.svgUS$26.2 billion (2023) [2]
Number of employees
80,000+ (2023) [3]
Parent RTX Corporation
Divisions Aerostructures, Avionics, Interiors, Mechanical Systems, Missions Systems, Power & Controls
Website collinsaerospace.com

Collins Aerospace is an American aviation and defence technology company, which is one of the world's largest suppliers of the aerospace and defence products. It was formed in 2018 from the merger between Rockwell Collins and UTC Aerospace Systems. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, [4] it is a subsidiary of RTX Corporation.

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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. [5] [6] 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. [7]

The new company reported $26 billion of combined sales in 2019 and is composed of 68,000 employees. [1] [8] 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. [9] [10]

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. [11]

Products

Collins Aerospace deals with:

systems and components for:

Collins Aerospace has six strategic business units:

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. [12] [13]

In addition to over 100 U.S. satellites, equipment made by Ithaco has flown on:

spacecraft. Ithaco became notable for having manufactured the reaction wheels of:

FlightAware

On August 20, 2021, Collins Aerospace announced the acquisition of FlightAware for an undisclosed amount. [15] FlightAware is a technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight data and flight-tracking products. [15]

Cyberattack

In September 2025, the company suffered a cyberattack on their Muse software, which affected multiple airlines and airports, including London's Heathrow Airport, Brussels Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Dublin Airport. [16] [17] 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. [18] [19] [20] [21] In October 2025, the Everest ransomware group claimed responsibility for the breach on their website. [22] [23]

Awards & Recognition [24]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Annual Report". Raytheon Technologies. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "RTX 2023 Annual Report". RTX. p. 14. Retrieved March 14, 2024. Net sales $26,253. Adjusted net sales $26,198
  3. ↑ About Us
  4. 1 2 "Contact". Collins Aerospace. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ III, Woodrow Bellamy (November 27, 2018). "UTC Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins". Avionics International. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "United Technologies agrees $30bn Rockwell deal". Financier Worldwide. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Multiple suits filed against Rockwell Collins acquisition". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "United Technologies [...] Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins" (Press release). United Technologies. November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ White, Sarah (July 21, 2023). "Safran to buy Collins flight controls unit for $1.8bn" . Financial Times.
  10. ↑ Turpin, Augustin; Hepher, Tim (July 21, 2023). "Safran agrees to buy Collins flight controls business" . Reuters.
  11. ↑ McCambridge, Jonathan (January 25, 2024). "US company invests £16m at Co Down site to develop aircraft seats". Evening Standard. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Raytheon sells off Danbury-based space optics business".
  13. ↑ "DACIS: Unauthorized".
  14. ↑ Cowen, Ron (May 21, 2013). "The wheels come off Kepler". Nature. 497 (7450): 417–418. Bibcode:2013Natur.497..417C. doi: 10.1038/497417a . PMID   23698418.
  15. 1 2 "Collins Completes Purchase Of FlightAware | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ Davies, Maia; Heyndyk, Rachel Muller; Tidy, Joe (September 21, 2025). "Day of delays at Heathrow after cyber-attack brings disruption" . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Cyber attack on Collins Aerospace disrupts check-in systems at major European airports". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ Siebold, Sabine; Steitz, Christoph; Muvija, M (September 20, 2025). "European airports snarled by cyberattack, disruption to stretch into Sunday". Reuters. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ↑ "EU agency says cyberattack behind airport disruptions". Reuters. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ Pylas, Pan; Keaten, Jamey (September 20, 2025). "Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at major European airports". Associated Press. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  21. ↑ Staff, A. O. L. (September 21, 2025). "Day of delays at Heathrow after cyber-attack brings disruption". www.aol.com. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ Schappert, Stefanie (October 18, 2025). "Collins Aerospace attack claimed by Everest, linking ransomware group to last month's European airport chaos". Cybernews. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ Paganini, Pierluigi (October 18, 2025). "From Airport chaos to cyber intrigue: Everest Gang takes credit for Collins Aerospace breach". Security Affairs. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Awards & Recognition". www.collinsaerospace.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
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