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Safran Completes Acquisition of Collins’ Flight Controls

The Collins business is now part of the Safran Electronics & Defense division

Collins Aerospace flight control systems — Collins Aerospace’s flight controls business is now part of France’s Safran group.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

July 21, 2025

Safran has completed its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s flight control and actuation business, which provides mission-critical systems for commercial and military aircraft. Announced on Monday, the closing of the transaction completed a process started two years ago when the companies announced the deal in July 2023.

The business that will now form part of the French aerospace group’s Safran Electronics & Defense unit employs around 4,000 people in eight facilities in Europe and Asia, with some associated activities in the U.S., Poland, and India. Flight control and actuation systems produced by RTX group subsidiary Collins are fitted on 180 aircraft platforms and in 2024 generated revenues of about $1.55 billion.

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