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Collins Aerospace is the supplier of the world’s first SAASM and M-code based military under water navigation device that is a joint activity between Collins Aerospace in Australia and Blueprint Subsea in the UK.
What are some of the key pursuits
currently underway?
Over the past decade, Collins Aerospace in Australia has grown from being a product supplier into a systems and services business – and we’re proud of that progress. Here are some highlights from our pedigree programs:
• Contracting with Australian and U.S. governments to supply the world’s first military underwater navigation systems with integrated military GPS to allow special forces to precisely navigate long distances. This system was designed and developed in Australia.
• Providing over 10 years of on-contract work supplying the Australian Defence Force with the Digital Terminal Control System (DTCS) digital joint fires system, including the re-
cent contract award to provide the Next Generation DTCS.
• Providing and supporting simulators to Australian Defence
Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACS) at seven military bases across the country. These simulators are also being exported to global customers in Europe and the Middle East.
• Shipping more than 1,500 locally produced Distributed Aperture System (DAS) Optical Assemblies to Northrop Grumman for the multi-national F-35 program.
• Developing and delivering Patrol Persistent Surveillance Systems (PPSS) to the Australian Army and Air Force, including the fully Australian-developed, next-generation PPSS that is locally designed and produced according to the customer’s unique specifications.
• Serving as a long-term partner with all major Australian national and regional airlines.
• Providing key technologies and services to multiple commercial and defence customers across all our product portfolios.
• A sales and marketing office that provides support for a
range of our products, including advanced cockpit systems, high-performance communications (including space-based systems), training simulations solutions, and connected battlespace capabilities
• A high-functioning service centre with state-of-the-art clean rooms for optronic repair and manufacturing, along with warehousing, logistical and distribution capabilities to export products globally
How is innovation woven into the
fabric of Collins operations?
Collins has a long history of providing innovative prod- ucts and services across all our markets. Our company was forged from companies that pushed the limits of creativity and imagination to bring big ideas to reality. We put planes in the sky. Astronauts in space. And we’ve been keeping service members safe and mission-ready across the world for decades.
Collins in Australia prides itself on the constant drive to solve customer problems through a passion for innovation. The past decade has seen many new products being devel- oped in Australia to not only meet the needs of Australian customers, but the global customer community as well.
Innovation comes in many forms and it’s not just a product or piece of hardware, but more around the way
we interact and engage with customers to understand
their mission challenges from concept through to support. Because of our strong ties with the global Collins organisa- tion, we’re proving to the world how great Australians are at innovation.
Our military customers especially are looking for new structures and innovative technologies that can operate seam- lessly in extremely challenging, evolving threat environments across sea, land, air and space. That’s why we’re finding new ways to connect the battlespace, equipping service members