Type: Public
On the web: http://www.rockwellcollins.com
Employees: 20,500
Employee growth: 2.5%

Rockwell Collins, a spinoff of Rockwell Automation, makes aviation electronics and communication equipment for commercial and military aircraft. The company boasts that nearly every commercial cockpit contains something made by Rockwell Collins. It also provides flight simulation and training, MRO services, navigation, and surveillance systems. The company has two primary segments: Commercial Systems (avionics and in-flight entertainment systems for commercial aircraft) and Government Systems (airborne/ground/shipboard communication systems with military applications and overhaul services). Serving more than two dozen countries, Rockwell Collins makes about 70% of its sales in the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2011:
Sales: $4,806.0M
One year growth: 3.0%
Net income: $634.0M
Income growth: 13.0%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Clayton M. (Clay) Jones
SVP Operations: Bruce M. King
SVP and CFO: Patrick E. Allen

Competitors:
BAE SYSTEMS
Honeywell Aerospace
Raytheon

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