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Nick Gibbs WORKING TOGETHER
Managing Director
TO MEET THE
Rockwell Collins Australia

CHALLENGES &

OPPORTUNITIES OF

THE 21 CENTURY
ST

" INDICATIVE OF OUR NATION'S 'CAN-DO' MINDSET, OUR

AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS ARE RENOWNED WITHIN OUR

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE AS A HOTBED OF INNOVATION."

As a provider of key systems for the F-35, Rockwell Collins truly
understands what it means to be 5th generation. Rockwell Collins
supported the Jericho Dawn program with a September 2015 transfer
of imagery over Wideband High Frequency (HF) radio, the first ever
demonstration of this technology in Australia. At Avalon 2017, we are
demonstrating this important technology in a RAAF C-17.

We applaud the Royal Australian Air Force for its leadership in driving
collaboration with industry; only by working together can we meet the
challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. In responding to Government’s
innovation agenda, Rockwell Collins envisages a future in which technological
advancements from the commercial sector will increasingly be leveraged by
military customers, enabling us to bring solutions quickly to the Defence market
segment at lower cost.
Through different thinking, we’ll find new applications for old technologies. But
this is nothing new. Indicative of our nation’s ‘can-do’ mindset, our Australian
operations are renowned within our global enterprise as a hotbed of innovation.
This also reflects the openness of our relationship with the ADF. We believe that
the closer we get to our customers, based on commitments we make to one
another, the greater the benefit for all involved. We’re up for the challenge.

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