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Collins Aerospace is continuing its evolution, with an eye on the future

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By: Richard Pratt|November 22, 2023 |
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    • Collins Aerospace delivered a tailor-made Large Format Display system that will play a key role in the mission of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft. CREDIT LOCKHEED MARTIN

    Collins Aerospace delivered a tailor-made Large Format Display system that will play a key role in the mission of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft. CREDIT LOCKHEED MARTIN

    For nearly a century, Collins Aerospace – and its corporate predecessors – has been inexorably tied to Cedar Rapids, and the aerospace and defense company has stood as the city’s largest employer for decades, establishing a reputation for quality and leading-edge technology along the way.

    According to an online company history, Collins Radio Company, founded by Arthur Collins in Cedar Rapids in 1933, initially designed and produced…

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