Rockwell Collins selected for KG-3X Cryptographic Modernization Program

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (September 30, 2005) - Rockwell Collins has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for Phases II, III and IV of the KG-3X Cryptographic Modernization program, taking the program from system design completion through low-rate initial production and full-rate production & deployment. KG-3X Cryptographic Modernization is designed to provide the U.S. military with assured, survivable, protected and highly reliable strategic communications for airborne portions of the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) as well as the Fixed Submarine Broadcast System (FSBS).

Rockwell Collins was selected in June 2004 to perform the program's Initial System Development and Demonstration phase. The contract has a potential value of $70 million over the life of the program.

"Rockwell Collins brings information assurance experience to the MEECN," said Woody Hogle, vice president and general manager of Integrated Systems for Rockwell Collins Government Systems. "Our expertise in Special Mission Equipment enables us to deliver low-risk solutions to the Air Force."

KG-3X units are used in the MEECN and the FSBS for strategic transmission of Emergency Action Messages. The contractor effort for the follow-on production phase of the KG-3X program will include replacement of up to 476 units.

Rockwell Collins has been involved in the MEECN system since its inception and continues to provide key portions of the network for the U.S. military, including work on the Ground Element MEECN System (GEMS) program.

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a worldwide leader in the design, production, and support of communication and aviation electronics for commercial and Government customers. The company's 17,000 employees in 27 countries deliver industry-leading communication, navigation, surveillance, display, flight control, in-flight entertainment, information management, and maintenance, training and simulation solutions. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.

This press release contains statements (including certain projections associated with Rockwell Collins providing communications for airborne portions of the Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) for the U.S. Air Force) that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to U.S government spending and budgetary policies; potential cancellation or amendments of awards or orders by the U.S. government; challenges in the design, development and production of advanced technologies; and competitive product and pricing pressures; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the Rockwell Collins Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including without limitation the Rockwell Collins Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2004 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2004, March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof.

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