United Technologies Corporation is involved in producing key components for the US Minuteman III system.

Company profile

United Technologies Corporation (UTC), based in the United States, acquired Rockwell Collins in November 2018. Rockwell Collins was subsequently renamed Collins Aerospace Systems.^[i] UTC is involved in the commercial aerospace, defence and building industries.[ii]

During the financial year ending 31 December 2018, UTC reported revenues of US$ 66.5 billion (€ 59.0 billion), resulting in a net profit of US$ 5.3 billion (€ 4.7 billion).^[iii]

Stock exchange listing : NYSE: UTX

Contact

United Technologies
10 Farm Springs Rd.
Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: +1 (860) 728-7000
Website: http://www.utc.com

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Nuclear Weapons

United Technologies Corporation (through Collins Aerospace Systems) is involved in producing key components for the US Minuteman III system, including survivable launch technologies.

Minuteman III

In October 2017, Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin got separate contracts to design and developed a fully functional prototype for the Airborne Launch Control System Replacement (ALCS-R) program. The Rockwell Collins contract was valued at US$ 76 million (€ 67 million).^[iv]

The contract states that “ALCS-R will deliver an affordable total system replacement of the legacy ALCS to support the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system through estimated 2036 and provide a solution to meet the survivable launch platform – airborne fire control requirements for the ground based strategic deterrent weapon system through 2075. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 2, 2020”.^[v] In October 2018 Rockwell Collins was awarded an add-on to the ALCS-R contract to implement Security Classification Guide changes.^[vi]

According to Defense News “during ALCS-R, the Air Force intends to replace all of the airborne mission equipment on the E-6Bs [nuclear command and control aircraft] as well as ground-based radios in 450 launch-control centers, which haven’t been updated since the 1960s, said an Air Force official with knowledge of the program.”^[vii]

Furthermore, in the past years Rockwell Collins was granted several contracts to update the E-6B nuclear command and control aircraft, with the latest contract being granted in December 2018. Work is expected to be completed in September 2020.^[viii]

[i] UTC, “United Technologies Announces Intention to Separate Into Three Independent Companies;

Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins”, Website UTC (http://www.utc.com/News/News-Center/Pages/United-Technologies-Announces-Intention-to-Separate-Into-Three-Independent-Compan.aspx), viewed December 2018.

[ii] UTC, “Key Facts”, Website United Technologies, (http://www.utc.com/Who-We-Are/Pages/Key-Facts.aspx), accessed March 2019.

[iii] UTC, “United Technologies Reports 2018 Results, Announces 2019 Outlook”, Website UTC, 23 January 2019 (http://www.utc.com/News/News-Center/Pages/United-Technologies-Reports-2018-Results-Announces-2019-Outlook.aspx), accessed March 2019.

[iv] U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 3 October 2017 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1333296/).

[v] U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 3 October 2017 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1333296/).

[vi] U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 12 October 2018 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1660999/).

[vii] Insinna, V., “Lockheed, Rockwell to develop airborne C2 system for launching ICBMs”, Defense News, 4 October 2017 (www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10/04/lockheed-rockwell-get-contracts-to-develop-airborne-c2-system-for-launching-icbms/).

[viii] U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 19 December 2018 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1718270/);

U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 16 November 2017 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1374724/);

U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 5 June 2017 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1203562/);

U.S. Department of Defense, “Daily contracts list”, U.S. Department of Defense, 16 November 2016 (dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1006508/).

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[last updated 13 May 2019]