Rockwell Collins Delivers First Helmet Mounted Display Aircraft Retained Unit for RAH-66 Comanche.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL), a leader in advanced display technology, has delivered the first Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) Aircraft Retained Unit (ARU) Helmet Integrated Display Sighting System (HIDSS) to the Boeing/Sikorsky team for the RAH-66 Comanche aircraft to enhance the pilot's situational awareness.

Kaiser Electronics, a Rockwell Collins business, designed and developed the HIDSS for the Comanche program. The HIDSS provides the pilot with accurate weapon and flight symbology to enable head-up, eyes-out operation in 24-hour, all-weather conditions and employs solid-state, lightweight active matrix liquid crystal display technology.

"We have continued to successfully maintain the Comanche program schedule by focusing on execution, excellence and Rockwell Collins' long term relationship with the U.S. Army and the Boeing/Sikorsky team," stated John Borghese, vice president and general manager, Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics.

The RAH-66 Comanche, the U.S. Army's 21st century armed reconnaissance helicopter, is being developed by U.S. Army Aviation and a team of leading aerospace companies headed by The Boeing Company and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

Rockwell Collins is an industry leader in providing vision system solutions to the defense and aerospace industry. Its Kaiser Electronics business supplies a complete range of high quality display system solutions for tactical fighter/attack aircraft including head down, head up and helmet mounted displays. Additional information available at www.kaiserelectronics.com

Rockwell Collins provides design, production and support of aviation electronics and communications for government and commercial customers worldwide. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.