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VOLUME NINETEEN ISSUE TWO b 2014 Perfect The Fit F-35 Gen III HMDS www.rockwellcollins.com/horizons What sets Rockwell Collins apart IN THIS ISSUE A magazine for the employees and One of the qualities that sets Rockwell Collins apart from others friends of Rockwell Collins is our ability to solve complex problems and develop innovative Publisher: David Yeoman solutions. Not many companies have the technical diversity that Editorial director: Cindy Dietz we do. We continue to be a pioneer in our industry because our Managing editor: Cindy Adkins employees are constantly finding ways to turn ideas into valuable Editor: Annette Busbee solutions and make leaps in technology. Creative direction: Rick Kaufman While our industry respects tradition, it values innovation. Copy editors: We know our growth is dependent on satisfying customer needs Karen Steggall and wants – both now and in the future. 4 6 12 Joan Schaffer This issue of Horizons magazine includes several stories that Staff writers: illustrate this. The news 2 Crystal Hardinger Megan Strader In the cover story, you’ll read how more than Keeping passengers moving 4 Colleen Scholer 140 employees from a number of technical domains were Rockwell Collins’ ARINC airport solutions make passenger processing Jill Wojciechowski quicker, easier and safer. challenged to design and develop what will be the Gen III Helmet Photography: Mounted Display System (HMDS) for the F-35 Lightning II jet COVERSTORIES Steve Allen, Winter Park, Florida, page 14 David Branco, São José dos Campos, Brazil, page 20 fighter – the United States’ most advanced tactical aircraft. This The Perfect Fit 6 Bombardier, page 2 futuristic helmet system will be the first to provide full flight Rockwell Collins’ unique expertise differentiates us for Nelson Chenault III, Little Rock, Arkansas, pages 17, 18 the F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System. Embraer, pages 12, 15 and mission capability day and night. You’ll learn more about the Proving our night vision solution 10 Randy Epperly, Eglin AFB, Florida, page 7 outstanding technical achievements in this program. For instance, Engineering problem-solving and improvisation are key to Samuel King Jr., Department of Defense, page 6 you’ll find out why our integrated digital night vision solution is a demonstrating our latest night vision technology. Lockheed Martin, page 10 Northrop Grumman, page 10 real differentiator for us. Sikorsky Aircraft, page 2 A Legacy in the making 12 More examples of how we’re making leaps in technology to Mark Tade, Iowa City, Iowa, pages 13, 22 Embraer wanted a flight deck so advanced, it can see into the future. John C. Thomas, Hiawatha, Iowa, cover, pages 8, 9 meet customer needs are found in the article, “A Legacy in the Working in sync with the Brazilian original equipment manufacturer, our making.” Employees from the United States and Brazil worked company developed one that met their tough specifications — and more. Design: WDG Communications Inc. together to provide Embraer with a state-of-the-art flight deck Aviation aftermarket service is flying high 16 How to contact us: for its mid-light Legacy 450 and mid-size 500 business jets. Rockwell Collins is poised to take advantage of a growing Email: [email protected] The result is a Pro Line Fusion® cockpit featuring our HGS-3500 aftermarket service business. Horizons Rockwell Collins compact head-up guidance system (HGS™), which is capable of Lean roadmap leads to international success 20 MS 124-302 Award-winning team’s use of Lean ElectronicsSM helped establish presenting synthetic and new multi-spectral enhanced vision 400 Collins Road NE a Rockwell Collins brand presence in a key emerging market. system (EVS) imagery. This new situational awareness technology Cedar Rapids, IA 52498-0001 Phone: +1.319.295.1000 has never before been available in the mid-light and mid-size Career opportunities are looking up 22 Removing lateral transfer guidelines gives employees more prospects Fax: +1.319.295.9374 business jet segments. for career development and growth. How to contact the Ombudsman: I was actively part of the Legacy program while leading Phone: +1.866.224.8137 or +1.319.295.7714 Service anniversaries 24 Commercial Systems and the F-35 HMDS program while leading Email: [email protected] Government Systems, so both of these stories bring back strong All trademarks and registered trademarks contained herein are the property of their memories of what can be accomplished when teams work On the cover On the back respective owners. together and focus on a winning solution. Rockwell Collins and This ad — ©2014 Rockwell Collins The best ideas and results are truly created when people Elbit Systems of America which highlights All rights reserved. work together. I’m a big believer in the power of teamwork, as designed and developed our safety-enhancing The following articles may contain forward- situational awareness I know it will help us stay at the forefront of innovation, and I’m the advanced technology looking statements including statements about of the Gen III Helmet- technology — Kelly Ortberg the company’s business prospects. Actual results proud of all the employees who are working together to make Mounted Display System recently appeared may differ materially from those projected, as a CEO & President Rockwell Collins successful. for the F-35 Lightning II in Flying Magazine result of certain risks and uncertainties, including and Professional jet fighter. but not limited to those detailed from time to Pilot Magazine. time in our earnings press releases and Securities and Exchange Commission filings. VOLUME 19 b ISSUE 2 1 THENEWS New CH-53K helicopter includes Rockwell Collins’ digital glass cockpit Rockwell Collins part of Collier Award-winning X-47B UCAS-D team Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s new CH-53K Heavy Lift The CH-53K helicopter will have the means to move Replacement helicopter – equipped with our company’s troops and equipment from ship to shore and to higher Avionics Management System (AMS) – was officially altitude terrain more quickly and effectively than ever unveiled during a special event on May 5 in West Palm before. The U.S. Marine Corps, which has named the new Beach, Florida. aircraft the “King Stallion,” expects to begin operational Touted by Sikorsky as the world’s premier heavy lift service in 2019. helicopter, the CH-53K helicopter is an all-new aircraft “It’s exciting to finally see this aircraft assembled and Accepting the Collier Award on behalf of built to thrive in the modern battlefield. It boasts more ready for flight test,” said Kelley Kirtz, principal program Rockwell Collins were (from left) Rob Hughes, than three times the lifting capability of the aircraft it will manager for the CH-53K program at Rockwell Collins. “This LeAnn Ridgeway, Eileen Leonhardy, Jody replace and features a Rockwell Collins digital glass cockpit aircraft has existed only on paper for such a long time, Rockwell Collins CEO and President Kelly Ortberg and Nan Mattai, senior vice president of Wilkerson and Rick Tomy. with mission management system that incorporates fully so it’s nice to see it become a reality. Our employees have Engineering and Technology, talk with a member of the Dark Matter FTC team during the The National Aeronautic Association integrated flight and navigation displays. worked long and hard on this effort and will continue to 2014 FIRST® World Championship. (NAA) presented aviation’s highest do so in the months and years ahead.” b honor to the X-47B Unmanned Spreading the innovation message Combat Air System Demonstration ® (UCAS-D) Joint Industry Team – which at FIRST World Championship includes Rockwell Collins – during ® Bombardier’s Learjet 85 takes flight with Pro Line Fusion avionics Rockwell Collins once again played a key role in bringing together the world’s a special ceremony on May 29 in Orlando, Florida. Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics suite and “Working with Learjet and the Rockwell Collins team next generation of engineers and innovators for four days of competition at The NAA voting committee horizontal stabilizer trim system (HSTS) were on board to resolve issues and see the aircraft build progression the 2014 FIRST® World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. recognized the U.S. Navy, Northrop the Bombardier Learjet 85 aircraft when it completed made the first flight that much more exciting,” said Mans. This annual event is a culmination of the season for FIRST – For Inspiration Grumman and industry partners with a successful first flight on April 9 in Wichita, Kansas. Craig Olson, vice president and general manager for and Recognition of Science and Technology – and was held April 23-26. It its 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy for Rockwell Collins was awarded the Learjet 85 contract in Business and Regional Systems at Rockwell Collins, said brings together students from the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®), the FIRST “developing and demonstrating the first 2008, marking a milestone six years in the making. Pro Line Fusion’s breadth of mission capabilities and the Tech Challenge (FTC®) and the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL®) programs. unmanned, autonomous air system Ryan Mans, a systems engineer at Rockwell Collins, ingenuity of the HSTS is a “perfect match” for the next- Rockwell Collins has been supporting FIRST for more than a decade and operating from an aircraft carrier.” has spent the past two years on-site at Bombardier’s generation performance and technology this clean-sheet providing the not-for-profit organization with $1 million annually since 2007. Rockwell Collins supplied the facility in Wichita providing engineering support for the aircraft brings. b The partnership serves as the main component of our company’s Engineering Northrop Grumman-built aircraft the Learjet 85. During that time, he experienced a perspective Experiences initiative to promote science, technology, engineering and math advanced data link – Tactical Targeting that most people don’t have a chance to see.