Airports
Collins Seeks Collaboration on Materials, Airport Ops and Navigation
Applications for Powered by Collins program close on May 16
Collins’ RapidEdge Mission System for Uncrewed Launched Effects air vehicles
Software group Parasanti contributed to Collins’ RapidEdge Mission System for Uncrewed Launched Effects air vehicles. © Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace this week launched the 2025 edition of its Powered by Collins Initiative to provide collaborative opportunities for small- and medium-sized deep tech enterprises. Announcing the third annual program during the Aero India show in Bangalore, the RTX group company said the key focus for selected projects will be material informatics and quantum-enabled navigation for civil aviation and defense applications.

From February 12, proposals are being accepted for companies wanting to work with Collins engineers in three key areas: accelerating the discovery and use of new lightweight polymer composite materials; helping airports to recover from irregular disruptive operational events; and dealing with safety risks to commercial flights from unexpected navigational deviations and false positive navigation errors.