Rockwell Collins, Inc., operating as Collins Aerospace Government Systems, was awarded a $3.54M firm fixed-price definitive contract by the Air Force Logistics Complex (Ogden Air Logistics Complex) on September 29, 2014, for the procurement of U-2 propellant actuated initiators, impulse cartridges, aircraft ejection seat catapults, parachute ejector cartridges, and non-recurring engineering services. The contract covers multiple national stock numbered components including various U-2 initiators, impulse cartridges, and related catapult systems essential to the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft platform. Performance is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2025, with work to be performed in Fairfield, California. This award carries no small business set-aside designation, reflecting Collins Aerospace's status as a large business contractor.
As a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Rockwell Collins brings substantial capability in aerospace and defense technologies, with established expertise in avionics, communications systems, and mission-critical aircraft components across multiple defense agencies. The Air Force Logistics Complex selected this contractor to sustain critical U-2 operational capabilities through the delivery of specialized pyrotechnic and mechanical systems required for safe aircrew egress and aircraft operations. The firm fixed-price structure provides cost certainty for this specialized sustainment requirement supporting one of the Department of Defense's longest-serving reconnaissance platforms.