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Safran Electronics & Defense (was Collins Aerospace, Mechanical Systems)

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18 items

2025
2 December

ReleaseSafran, the UK’s third-largest civil aerospace player, expands its local innovation capabilities

21 July

ReleaseSafran announces the acquisition of flight control and actuation activities from Collins Aerospace

12 June Around 600 A350s use the current-generation system, with 11 million flight hours recorded

Collins expands electrification with sites in UK and France

The production and engineering of electric thrust reverser systems has been supported by new facilities in Wolverhampton and Colomiers.

2023
30 November The Collins Aerospace team using the Smart Workstation at AMRC Cymru.

AMRC Cymru helps build smart production lines at Collins

The Smart Workstation is designed to analyse processes to improve efficiency and provide insight into alternative, more efficient paths forward. A person can operate it with limited experience.

21 July

ReleaseSafran to acquire Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business

2021
14 September

ReleaseCollins Aerospace continues to advance actuation systems for Tempest

11 August

ReleaseS. S. White Technologies hydraulically powered flexible rotary shafts activate thrust reverser actuation systems on Pratt & Whitney (IAE) V2500 turbofan engines that just passed 250 million flight hours of service

2020
20 July

ReleaseFuture Combat Air continues to drive economic advance across the UK

2017
5 June

ReleaseRaytheon honors 33 suppliers for excellent performance

2011
26 July

ReleaseEmbraer Defense & Security selects Goodrich Corporation to supply KC-390 parts

22 June

ReleaseGoodrich selected for Boeing BDS INVENT program

2010
23 November

ReleaseGoodrich ships first thrust reverser for Airbus A350 XWB engine ground testing

22 February

ReleaseBombardier awards contracts on CSeries aircraft programme to UK companies

1 February

ReleaseGoodrich selected to provide flight control actuation system for Irkut MC-21 commercial aircraft

2009
15 December

ReleaseGoodrich on board Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flight

24 March

ReleaseBombardier announces three key European suppliers for CSeries aircraft program

24 March

ReleaseBombardier selects Goodrich as High Lift System provider for CSeries aircraft

2008
14 July

ReleaseGoodrich receives production contract for F-35 Lightning II weapons bay door drive system