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Collins Aerospace Opens UK Center to Accelerate ElecTRAS and More-Electric Adoption

Jul 9, 2026, 12:03 AM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed
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Concrete productivity and weight-reduction gains, combined with Airbus A350 adoption, imply potential mid-term revenue growth and improved margins for the Collins elecTRAS portfolio; a tangible product development catalyst that could lift RTX sentiment.

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RTX's Collins Aerospace has fully operationalized its Wolverhampton Engineering Center of Excellence to advance elecTRAS, a modular test facility designed to streamline development and reduce nacelle actuation weight by 15-20%. The technology is already deployed on the Airbus A350, with over 15 million flight hours and 2.2 million cycles across 700+ aircraft, underscoring adoption credibility and potential for broader contracts.

  • Collins Aerospace' Wolverhampton CoE fully operational; advances elecTRAS.
  • New modular test facility accelerates development; targets 15-20% nacelle weight reduction.
  • ElecTRAS used on Airbus A350; 15M flight hours, 2.2M cycles on 700+ aircraft.
  • RTX 2025 sales exceed $88 billion; strengthens more-electric systems strategy.
  • CoE enables scalable, multi-program support and faster issue resolution.

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