Rockwell Collins Awarded $20 million to Provide Dual HUD System for U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps C-130J Aircraft.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CEDAR RAPIDS Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2003 Rockwell Collins (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COL), a world leader in aircraft head-up guidance systems, has been awarded a $20 million contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to provide dual head-up display (HUD Hud (h  d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. ) systems
for the C-130J multi-year procurement.
Rockwell Collins will provide its Flight Dynamics HGS HGS Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) HGS Heads Up Guidance System HGS Halifax Grammar School (Halifax, Canada) HGS Hangars HGS Heckmondwike Grammar School (UK) (R)-3000 head-up guidance system for 60 C-130J aircraft allocated for use by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. Currently this system is the only dual HUD system certified by the FAA as the primary flight display • • [ . The C-130J multi-year procurement will extend from 2004 through 2009, and is designed to offer significant cost savings over the life of the program. The Flight Dynamics HGS offers important safety and situational awareness benefits to the flight crew. Through the HGS holographic See holographic storage. combiner, the pilot views critical flight information at optical infinity. Aircraft flight path and acceleration, derived from the inertial reference system, appear as overlaying the outside real-world view in a true one-for-one relationship, enhancing situational awareness, improving energy management, approach stability and touchdown precision. The C-130J is a tactical transport aircraft Aircraft designed primarily for the carriage of personnel and/or cargo over short or medium distances. , and the HGS-3000 system provides a variety of tactical displays to meet the demanding mission requirements of the Air Force and Marines, including low level flight, para-drops and aerial refueling. Rockwell Collins' patented HGS technology is certified and operating on military transport aircraft, business, regional and commercial airlines. With 1,700 systems delivered, the HGS has logged over 12 million flight hours of revenue service. Rockwell Collins is a leader in the design, production and support of communications and aviation electronics solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com. |
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