Articles Tagged: Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace sits on early airstrip in Cedar Rapids

Initiative unveiled at South by Southwest Conference

New technology aims to power sustainable aircraft in future

New tech will go into Lilium’s all-electric, vertical-lift jets

Collins Aerospace, the largest employer in Cedar Rapids, has signed an agreement with a Saudi Arabian firm to develop combat drones for the kingdom’s military.

Winning the war in Ukraine could come down to speed -- how quickly the White House and Congress can authorize spending on weapons and how fast companies such as Raytheon Technologies can build them and get them in the field.

As more than one speaker noted Tuesday, BAE Systems’ new building in southwest Cedar Rapids marks a “significant milestone” in economic development for Cedar Rapids.

Collins Aerospace involved in development of its Orion spacecraft

One of the key themes that emerged during the second-quarter earnings call Tuesday for Collins Aerospace’s global parent company was the rest of 2022 will be “a hill to climb.”

Collins Aerospace has produced the first working prototype of its 500 kilowatt electric motor suitable for Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 aircraft.

Some 1,191 exhibitors from around the globe are displaying their newest developments at the Farnborough International Airshow, which will run through Friday.

Things are good for business in Iowa, Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy said. But we better be prepared for some potential hurdles on the horizon.

Collins Aerospace says the spacesuits it will work on could be worn by astronauts “when working outside the International Space Station and — within the next decade — on the moon.”

President Joe Biden approved a $100 million transfer of Javelin anti-armor missiles — made by Raytheon Technologies — to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to an administration official.

Northrop Grumman will see a surge of as much as $59 billion in research and procurement spending over six years for its two top defense programs — a new bomber and an intercontinental ballistic missile — if the U.S. Air Force’s new spending plan is realized.