Avionics KC-10 CNS/ATM cockpit upgrade to be provided by Rockwell Collins

Posted by John McHaleCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, 26 July 2011. U.S. Air Force officials selected Rockwell Collins engineers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide avionics and systems integration for the Air Force's KC-10 Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) cockpit modernization program. . Under the contract -- estimated at more than $160 million over the length of the program -- Rockwell Collins engineers will provide the avionics displays, flight management system, surveillance capabilities, and data link communications.The upgrade program provides technology that enables the KC-10 to meet current and future CNS/ATM requirements, allowing it to operate in commercial airspace worldwide, says Dave Nieuwsma, vice president and general manager of Mobility and Rotary Wing Solutions for Rockwell Collins. The KC-10 aircraft is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft that provides increased global mobility for the U.S. military.