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Collins Aerospace Looks to Future Vertical Lift as Opportunity for Vehicle Management Computer

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Monday, April 22nd, 2019

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Collins Aerospace Looks to Future Vertical Lift as Opportunity for Vehicle Management Computer

NASHVILLE — Representatives of Collins Aerospace [UTX] believe that the company's Vehicle Management Computer may benefit the Army Future Vertical Lift program, the company said during the Army Aviation Association of America's annual conference last week. Future Vertical Lift "is the next big program we're trying to get on," Steven Avritch, the chief engineer of flight controls for Collins Aerospace, said during an interview. Collins Aerospace was recently formed after United Technologies Corp. [UTX] acquired Rockwell Collins [COL]. Designed with cyber…

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