Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Sept 18, 2012 Kazakhstan’s national carrier, Air Astana airlines has selected a number of Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics, including its GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for six new Airbus A320/321 aircraft. Deliveries of Air Astana’s new Airbus fleet are expected to begin in November. Rockwell Collins' GLU-925 MMR enables airlines and operators to take advantage of evolving Required Navigation Performance (RNP)/Area Navigation (RNAV) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities. The MMR fulfills the requirements for aircraft navigation position source, Category III Instrument Landing System (ILS), Category I Global Positioning Landing System (GLS), accessing RNP/RNAV airspace (down to RNP Authorization Required 0.1), and it meets the GPS position and availability requirements for ADS-B Out mandates.

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report February 24, 2010 NEW DELHI — Rockwell Collins has been awarded a contract for Electronic Counter-Counter Measure radio modules by government-owned Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL). The contract includes GPS hand-held receivers, featuring Graphical User Interfaces and moving maps for portable precision navigation capability. The component hardware card sets will be integrated into ground-based Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios for use by Indian armed forces for command and control of ground-to-ground and ground-to-air communications. “India is looking at more cohesive armed forces and for homeland security,” said Thud Chee Chan, vice president and managing director, Asia Pacific for Rockwell Collins. “We are [therefore] looking at building up the indigenous industry and are ready to work for local companies and partner with them.” The company also has responded to a request for proposals for network-centric operations for the Indian navy....