At I/ITSEC 2014 in Orlando this morning, Rockwell Collins announced it has been awarded a contract, valued at $26 million with a potential of up to $40 million, to provide an upgrade for the US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System (HITS).
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Rockwell Collins was previously selected as the prime contractor for the HITS-A (Hawkeye Integrated Training System for Aircrew) and HITS-M (Hawkeye Integrated Training System for Maintenance) for the E-2D, the USN’s replacement for the E-2C. The new contract calls for an operational flight trainer (to be built by subcontractor ASI), modifications and upgrades to the tactics trainer and a modification to the maintenance trainer, as well as spares and logistics support.
“Our expertise and experience in developing tactics trainers has been a differentiator, resulting in our customer receiving quality and value,” said LeAnn Ridgeway, vice president and general manager of Simulation & Training Solutions for Rockwell Collins. “When customers have complex challenges, we are able to meet those training requirements with fully integrated systems.”