Rockwell Collins
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Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers. It was formed when the Collins Radio Company, facing financial difficulties, was purchased by Rockwell International in 1973. In 2001, the avionics division of Rockwell International was spun off to form the current Rockwell Collins, Inc., retaining its name.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Aerospace industry, Defense |
Founded | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
Defunct | November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27) |
Fate | Acquired by United Technologies Corporation and merged with UTC Aerospace Systems to form Collins Aerospace |
Successor | Collins Aerospace |
Headquarters | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |
Products | Avionics, Radios |
Revenue | US$6.822 billion (2017)[1]:ā28ā |
US$1.102 billion (2017) | |
US$705 million (2017) | |
Number of employees | 31,200[2] (2018) |
The company was acquired by United Technologies Corporation on November 27, 2018, and now operates as part of Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of the RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies).