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[November 19, 2009]

Rockwell Collins Gets Contract for ARC-210 Radios

Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a four-year production contract to Rockwell Collins for ARC-210 radios.

The company said the contract has a potential worth of $450 million over the four-year life of the program, the company said.

"This contract continues a nearly 20-year relationship between Rockwell Collins and the U.S. Navy and serves as a model for government-industry teaming," said Greg Churchill, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Government Systems for Rockwell Collins. "The end result has been the development of a radio that is used for airborne multi-band, multi-mode communications across most branches of the U.S. military." The ARC-210s are installed on a range of aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial systems across all the U.S. military services and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The ARC-210 provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data communications over a 30 to 512 MHz frequency range. It also includes embedded Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) anti-jam waveforms and other data link and secure communication features, providing the user with total battlefield interoperability and high-performance capabilities in the transfer of data, voice and imagery.

Included in the contract is the next generation ARC-210 radio, which will enter production in 2010. This fifth generation of the ARC-210 is software reprogrammable and brings several new capabilities to the warfighter, including extended frequency range for interoperability with civil agencies.

Rockwell Collins is a company specializing in the development and deployment of communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications.

More Information: www.rockwellcollins.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com))

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