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Rockwell Collins Displays Selected for U.S. Army UH-60M Fleet; $225 Million in Contracts Anticipated Over Life of Program
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (August 21, 2002) - Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL), a global leader in aviation electronics and communications, has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft
to provide displays for the U.S. Army fleet of 1,200 or more Sikorsky BLACK HAWK UH-60M aircraft.
Rockwell Collins anticipates more than $225 million in sales from the contracts, when fully executed, over the 20 year life
of the program. Rockwell Collins and Sikorsky have entered into a letter of intent for this program and are working to finalize
definitive agreements.
"Rockwell Collins' successful approach to digital battlefield technology includes development of modular, layered and open
architecture systems that provide military forces with flexibility, reduced total lifecycle costs, and lower costs for technology
insertion and supportability," said Greg Churchill, executive vice president and COO, Rockwell Collins Government Systems.
"The company is well-positioned with effective solutions for digital technology implementation across the military."
Recently, Rockwell Collins was selected by the U.S. Army as one of two producers of the Joint Tactical Radio System, a family
of software programmable tactical radios that will provide the armed forces with voice, data and video capability. Other recent
awards include the initial production contract for C/KC-135 Global Air Traffic Management program, as well as for the Army
Special Operations aircraft fleet and the CH-47F.
"Rockwell Collins' design philosophy is to provide common, reusable processing elements in an open architecture system, which
enables us to effectively bring new technology and systems integration into the military," said Churchill.
For the UH-60M, Rockwell Collins is providing high performance Multi-Function Displays (MFDs). Each aircraft will be equipped
with four 6 X 8-inch landscape active matrix liquid crystal displays.
Rockwell Collins provides design, production and support of aviation electronics and communications for government and commercial
customers worldwide. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.
This press release contains statements (including projections associated with Rockwell Collins providing displays for the
U.S. Army UH-60M fleet) that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including,
but not limited to U.S. government spending and budgetary policies; potential cancellation or amendments of awards or orders
by the U.S. Army; challenges in the design, development and production of advanced technologies; and competitive product and
pricing pressures; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time
in the Rockwell Collins Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including without limitation the Rockwell Collins Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December
31, 2001, March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof.
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