The ASM-135 ASAT is an air-launched anti-satellite multistage missile that was developed by Ling-Temco-Vought 's LTV Aerospace division. The ASM-135 was carried exclusively by United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft .
79-735: Starting in the late 1950s, the United States began development of anti-satellite weapons. The first US anti-satellite weapon was the Bold Orion Weapon System 199B (also the High Virgo missile, Weapon System 199C, attempted to conduct an ASAT test but failed to intercept its target; High Virgo's test was a few weeks before Bold Orion's). Like the ASM-135, the Bold Orion missile was air-launched, but in this case from
158-514: A B-47 Stratojet . The Bold Orion was tested on 19 October 1959 against the Explorer 6 satellite. The two-stage Bold Orion missile passed within 4 miles (6.4 km) of Explorer 6. From this distance, only a relatively large yield nuclear warhead would likely have destroyed the target. Starting in 1960 the Department of Defense (DoD) started a program called SPIN (SPace INtercept). In 1962,
237-670: A player piano to relay instructions to the aircraft's autopilot at certain way points during the flight, significantly reducing the pilot's workload. Technologically, this effort had parallels to contemporary efforts in missile guidance and numerical control . Honeywell also developed the Wagtail missile with the USAF. From the 1950s until the mid-1970s, Honeywell was the United States' importer of Japanese company Asahi Optical's Pentax cameras and photographic equipment. These products were labeled "Heiland Pentax" and "Honeywell Pentax" in
316-643: A "patent cross-license" agreement that "fully resolves" the long-standing dispute. Honeywell sued Nest Labs in 2012. In 2017, Honeywell opened a new software center in Atlanta, Georgia. David Cote stepped down as CEO on April 1, 2017, and was succeeded by Darius Adamczyk , who had been promoted to president and chief operating officer (COO) in 2016. Cote served as executive chairman to April 2018. In October 2017, Honeywell announced plans to spin off its Homes, ADI Global Distribution , and Transportation Systems businesses into two separate, publicly traded companies by
395-647: A Japan-based distributor. Later in 1934, Minneapolis-Honeywell started distributorships across Canada, as well as one in the Netherlands, their first European office. This expansion into international markets continued in 1936, with their first distributorship in London, as well as their first foreign assembly facility being established in Canada. By 1937, ten years after the merger, Minneapolis-Honeywell had over 3,000 employees, with $ 16 million in annual revenue. With
474-494: A better position in those markets. Under Binger's stewardship from 1961 to 1978 he expanded the company into such fields as defense, aerospace, and computing. During and after the Vietnam Era , Honeywell's defense division produced a number of products, including cluster bombs , missile guidance systems, napalm , and land mines . Minnesota-Honeywell Corporation completed flight tests on an inertia guidance sub-system for
553-603: A definitive agreement to acquire Xtralis, a leading global provider of aspirating smoke detection along with advanced perimeter security technologies and video analytics software, for $ 480 million, from funds advised by Pacific Equity Partners and Blum Capital Partners. The deal was completed in April 2016. In May 2016, Honeywell International Inc. settled its patent dispute regarding Google subsidiary Nest Labs, whose thermostats Honeywell claimed infringed on several of its patents. Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Honeywell said they reached
632-402: A global joint venture with Compagnie des Machines Bull of France and NEC Corporation of Japan to become Honeywell Bull. In 1988 Honeywell Bull was consolidated into Groupe Bull and in 1989 renamed to Bull, a Worldwide Information Systems Company. By 1991, Honeywell was no longer involved in the computer business. 1986 marked a new direction for Honeywell, beginning with the acquisition of
711-536: A hefty premium, it's still getting Pittway for a bargain" at $ 45.50 per share, despite closing at $ 29 the week before. Pittway's Ademco products complemented Honeywell's existing unified controls systems. In October 2000, Honeywell, then valued at over $ 21 billion, accepted a takeover bid from then-CEO Jack Welch of General Electric . The American Department of Justice cleared the merger, while "GE teams swooped down on Honeywell" and "GE executives took over budget planning and employee reviews." However, on July 3, 2001,
790-541: A high speed non-impact printer called the Honeywell Page Printing System . In 1975, it purchased Xerox Data Systems , whose Sigma computers had a small but loyal customer base. Some of Honeywell's systems were minicomputers , such as their Series 60 Model 6 and Model 62 and their Honeywell 200 . The latter was an attempt to penetrate the IBM 1401 market. In 1987, HIS merged with Groupe Bull ,
869-798: A joint venture with Raytheon called Datamatic to enter the computer market and compete with IBM . In 1957, their first computer, the DATAmatic 1000 , was sold and installed. In 1960, just five years after embarking on this venture with Raytheon, Minneapolis-Honeywell bought Raytheon's interest in Datamatic and turned it into the Electronic Data Processing division, later Honeywell Information Systems (HIS) of Minneapolis-Honeywell. Honeywell purchased minicomputer pioneer Computer Control Corporation (3C's) in 1966, renaming it as Honeywell's Computer Control Division. Through most of
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#1732771867619948-533: A joint venture with Honeywell International Inc. – assumed full ownership of its ventures in Europe, Brazil, and the USA. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems became a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse AG . Although declining in influence, Honeywell maintains a presence in emerging industries, such as Northern Alberta 's oil sands . Honeywell's Plant integrator is currently deployed in some of the most important plant-sites in
1027-479: A large area-to-mass ratio. According to NASA, as of January 1998, 8 of 285 trackable pieces remained in orbit. The last piece of debris, COSPAR 1979-017GX, SATCAT 16564, deorbited 9 May 2004 according to SATCAT . The Solwind test had three important results: In the end, the Solwind ASAT test had few consequences for the planned U.S. space station as station completion (indeed, even the launch of first module)
1106-531: A period of expansion and acquisition when they purchased the Time-O-Stat Controls Company, giving the company access to a greater number of patents for their controls systems. W.R. Sweatt and his son Harold provided 75 years of uninterrupted leadership for the company. W.R. Sweatt survived rough spots and turned an innovative idea – thermostatic heating control – into a thriving business. Harold took over in 1934, leading Honeywell through
1185-658: A period of growth and global expansion that set the stage for Honeywell to become a global technology leader. The merger into the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company proved to be a saving grace for the corporation. 1934 marked Minneapolis-Honeywell's first foray into the international market, when they acquired the Brown Instrument Company and inherited their relationship with the Yamatake Company of Tokyo,
1264-671: A result, the United States anti-satellite weapons development efforts were re-directed to develop systems that did not require the use of nuclear weapons. After the Soviet Union started developing an anti-satellite system, in 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter directed the USAF to develop and deploy a new anti-satellite system. In 1978, the USAF started a new program initially designated the Prototype Miniature Air-Launched Segment (PMALS) and Air Force Systems Command 's Space Division established
1343-562: A system program office. The USAF issued a Request for Proposal for the Air-Launched Miniature Vehicle (ALMV). The requirement was for an air-launched missile that could be used against satellites in low Earth orbit. In 1979, the USAF issued a contract to LTV Aerospace to begin work on the ALMV. The LTV Aerospace design featured a multi-stage missile with an infrared homing kinetic energy warhead . The ASM-135
1422-552: A test against a satellite. The test was delayed to provide notice to the United States Congress . The target was the Solwind P78-1 , an orbiting solar observatory that was launched on 24 February 1979. On 13 September 1985, Maj. Wilbert D. "Doug" Pearson , flying the "Celestial Eagle" F-15A 76-0084 launched an ASM-135 ASAT about 320 kilometres (200 mi) west of Vandenberg Air Force Base and destroyed
1501-614: A £1.2bn ($ 2.3bn) bid for Novar plc in December 2004. The acquisition was finalized in March 2005. In October 2005, Honeywell bought out Dow's 50% stake in UOP for $ 825 million, giving them complete control over the joint venture in petrochemical and refining technology. In May 2010, Honeywell outbid UK-based Cinven and acquired the French company Sperian Protection for $ 1.4 billion, which
1580-543: Is a Fortune 500 company, ranked 115th in 2023. In 2023, the corporation had a global workforce of approximately 95,000 employees. The current chairman & chief executive officer (CEO) is Vimal Kapur . The corporation's current name, Honeywell International Inc., is a product of the merger of Honeywell Inc. and AlliedSignal in 1999. The corporation headquarters were consolidated with AlliedSignal's headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey. The combined company chose
1659-527: Is based on trapped ions. Its expected quantum volume is at least 64, which Honeywell's CEO called the world's most powerful quantum computer. In November 2021, Honeywell announced the spinoff of its quantum division into a separate company named " Quantinuum ". In March 2023, Honeywell announced Vimal Kapur as its next CEO, effective June 1, 2023. In December 2023, Honeywell acquired Carrier Global 's security business for nearly $ 5 billion to boost its automation portfolio. In February 2024, Honeywell filed
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#17327718676191738-502: The 48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron based at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia for the anti-satellite mission. Both squadrons had airframes modified to support the ASM-135 by the time the project was cancelled in 1988. The USAF had planned to deploy an operational force of 112 ASM-135 missiles. The deployment of the ASM-135 was central to a policy debate in the United States over the strategic need for an anti-satellite weapon and
1817-559: The Electric Heat Regulator Company now-renamed Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company. In 1927, this led to the merging of both companies into the publicly-held Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company. Honeywell was named the company's first president, alongside W.R. Sweatt as its first chairman. In 1929, combined assets were valued at over $ 3.5 million, with less than $ 1 million in liabilities just months before Black Monday . In 1931, Minneapolis-Honeywell began
1896-561: The European Commission 's competition commissioner, Mario Monti , blocked the move. This decision was taken on the grounds that with GE's dominance of the large jet engine market, led by the General Electric CF34 turbofan engine, its leasing services ( GECAS ), and Honeywell's portfolio of regional jet engines and avionics , the new company would be able to "bundle" products and stifle competition through
1975-551: The High Virgo missile in the anti-satellite role, had political repercussions. The Eisenhower administration sought to establish space as a neutral ground for everyone's use, and the "indication of hostile intent" given by the tests was frowned upon, with anti-satellite weapons development being soon curtailed. The results of the Bold Orion project, along with those from the testing of the High Virgo missile, also developed under WS-199, provided data and knowledge that assisted
2054-702: The New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq . The Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Company was founded in 1885 when the Swiss-born Albert Butz invented the damper-flapper , a thermostat used to control coal furnaces, bringing automated heating system regulation into homes. In 1886, he founded the Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Company. In 1888, after a falling out with his investors, Butz left
2133-727: The RUR-5 ASROC for the US Navy. In 1953, in cooperation with the USAF Wright-Air Development Center, Honeywell developed an automated control unit, that could control an aircraft through various stages of a flight, from taxiing to takeoff to the point where the aircraft neared its destination and the pilot took over for landing . Called the Automatic Master Sequence Selector , the onboard control operated similarly to
2212-593: The US Navy launched Caleb rockets as part of the Satellite Interceptor Program , with the objective of developing an anti-satellite weapon. The United States developed direct ascent anti-satellite weapons. A modified United States Army Nike Zeus missile successfully intercepted an orbiting satellite in May 1963. One missile from this system known as Project MUDFLAP and later as Project 505
2291-533: The Unix operating system. Multics influenced many of the features of Honeywell/GE's GECOS and GCOS8 General Comprehensive Operating System operating systems. Honeywell, Groupe Bull , and Control Data Corporation formed a joint venture in Magnetic Peripherals Inc . which became a major player in the hard disk drive market. Honeywell was the worldwide leader in 14-inch disk drive technology in
2370-573: The X-20 project at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida, utilizing an NF-101B Voodoo by August 1963. The X-20 project was canceled in December 1963. The Honeywell project , founded in 1968, organized protests against the company to persuade it to abandon weapons production In 1980, Honeywell bought Incoterm Corporation to compete in both the airline reservations system networks and bank teller markets. In April 1955, Minneapolis-Honeywell started
2449-777: The 1960s, Honeywell was one of the " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs " of computing. IBM was "Snow White", while the dwarfs were the seven significantly smaller computer companies: Burroughs , Control Data Corporation , General Electric , Honeywell, NCR , RCA , and UNIVAC . Later, when their number had been reduced to five, they were known as "The BUNCH ", after their initials: Burroughs, UNIVAC, NCR, Control Data Corporation, and Honeywell. In 1970, Honeywell acquired GE's computer business, rebadging General Electric 's 600-series mainframes to Honeywell 6000 series computers, supporting GCOS , Multics , and CP-6 , while forming Honeywell Information Systems . In 1973, they shipped
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2528-484: The 1970s, when faced with a denial of access to students, Honeywell "quietly [reversed] its hiring policy". The beginning of the 1970s saw Honeywell focus on process controls, with Honeywell merging their computer operations with GE's information systems in 1970, and later acquiring GE's process control business. With the acquisition, Honeywell took over responsibility for GE's ongoing Multics operating system project. The design and features of Multics greatly influenced
2607-479: The 910 kilograms (2,000 lb) Solwind P78-1 satellite at closing velocity of 24,000 kilometres per hour (15,000 mph; 6.7 km/s). NASA learned of U.S. Air Force plans for the Solwind ASAT test in July 1985. NASA modeled the effects of the test. This model determined that debris produced would still be in orbit in the 1990s. It would force NASA to enhance debris shielding for its planned space station. Earlier
2686-490: The ASM-135 program because of technical problems, testing delays, and significant cost growth. Related lists Bold Orion The Bold Orion missile, also known as Weapons System 199B ( WS-199B ), was a prototype air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) developed by Martin Aircraft during the 1950s. Developed in both one- and two- stage designs, the missile was moderately successful in testing, and helped pave
2765-712: The Air Force in forming the requirements for the follow-on WS-138A, which would produce the GAM-87 Skybolt missile. AMR DZ means Atlantic Missile Range Drop Zone. Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded , multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina . It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace ; building automation; performance materials and technologies (PMT); and safety and productivity solutions (SPS). Honeywell
2844-411: The Bold Orion vehicle was conducted;. Despite suffering only one outright failure, the initial flight tests of the single-stage rocket proved less successful than hoped. Authorisation was received to modify the Bold Orion to become a two-stage vehicle. In addition to the modifications improving the missile's reliability, they increased the range of Bold Orion to over 1,000 miles (1,600 km). Four of
2923-588: The Enviracare air cleaner business. By 1995, Honeywell had condensed into three divisions: Space and Aviation Control, Home and Building Control, and Industrial Control. Honeywell dissolved its partnership with Yamatake Company and consolidated its Process Control Products Division, Process Management System Division, and Micro Switch Division into one Industrial Control Group in 1998. It has further acquired Measurex System and Leeds & Northrup to strengthen its portfolio in 1997. On June 7, 1999, Honeywell
3002-541: The Honeywell Robotics was created in Pittsburgh to focus on supply chain transformation. The Honeywell robotic unloader grabs packages in tractor-trailers then places them on conveyor belts for handlers to sort. In May 2019, GoDirect Trade launched as an online marketplace for surplus aircraft parts such as engines, electronics, and APU parts. In March 2020, Honeywell announced that its quantum computer
3081-463: The MHV separated from the second stage. The infrared sensor was developed by Hughes Research Laboratories . The sensor used a strip detector where four strips of Indium Bismuth were arranged in a cross and four strips were arranged as logarithmic spirals. As the detector was spun, the infrared target's position could be measured as it crossed the strips in the sensor's field of view. The MHV infrared detector
3160-587: The OEM marketplace in the 1970s and early 1980s, especially with its SMD (Storage Module Drive) and CMD (Cartridge Module Drive). In the second half of the 1970s, Honeywell started to look to international markets again, acquiring the French Compagnie Internationale pour l’Informatique in 1976. In 1984, Honeywell formed Honeywell High Tech Trading to lease their foreign marketing and distribution to other companies abroad, in order to establish
3239-662: The Oil Sands, Syncrude , Suncor , and others. In February 2002, Honeywell's board appointed their next CEO and chairman, David M. Cote. Cote was instrumental in uniting the company cultures of Honeywell, AlliedSignal, and Pittway. Since 2002, Honeywell has made more than 80 acquisitions and 60 divestures, while adding $ 12 billion in new sales and increasing its labor force to 131,000 as a result of these acquisitions. Under his tenure, Honeywell's stock nearly tripled from $ 35.23 in April 2002 to $ 99.39 in January 2015. Honeywell made
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3318-474: The SmartHouse project, to combine heating, cooling, security, lighting, and appliances into one easily controlled system. They continued the trend in 1987 by releasing new security systems, and fire and radon detectors. In 1992, in another streamlining effort, Honeywell combined their Residential Controls, Commercial Systems, and Protections Services divisions into Home and Building Control, which then acquired
3397-537: The Solwind P78-1 satellite flying at an altitude of 555 kilometres (345 mi). Prior to the launch, the F-15 — flying at Mach 1.22 — executed a 3.8 g 0 (37 m/s) zoom climb at an angle of 65 degrees. The ASM-135 ASAT was automatically launched at 11,600 metres (38,100 ft) while the F-15 was flying at Mach 0.934 (992.2 km/h; 616.5 mph). The 14 kilograms (30 lb) MHV collided with
3476-664: The Sperry Aerospace Group from the Unisys Corporation . In 1990, Honeywell spun off their Defense and Marine Systems business into Alliant Techsystems , as well as their Test Instruments division and Signal Analysis Center to streamline the company's focus. Honeywell continues to supply aerospace products including electronic guidance systems, cockpit instrumentation, lighting, and primary propulsion and secondary power turbine engines. In 1996, Honeywell acquired Duracraft and began marketing its products in
3555-566: The U.S. Air Force and NASA had worked together to develop a Scout-launched target vehicle for ASAT experiments. NASA advised the U.S. Air Force on how to conduct the ASAT test to avoid producing long-lived debris. However, congressional restrictions on ASAT tests intervened. In order to complete an ASAT test before an expected Congressional ban took effect (as it did in October 1985), the DoD chose to use
3634-466: The U.S. In 1953, Honeywell introduced their most famous product, the T-86 Round thermostat. In 1961, James H. Binger became Honeywell's president and in 1965 its chairman. Binger revamped the company sales approach, placing emphasis on profits rather than on volume. He stepped up the company's international expansion – it had six plants producing 12% of the company's revenue. He officially changed
3713-669: The acquisition of Elster for US$ 5.1B, announced in July 2015, entering the space of gas, electricity, and water meters with a specific focus on smart meters and hoped to be a growth driver for Honeywell in 2016 and beyond. The deal complements the HON Combustion business with the addition of Elster with strong brands such as Kromschroeder and Eclipse. Honeywell International Inc. then acquired the 30% stake in UOP Russell LLC it didn't own already for roughly $ 240 million in January 2016. In February 2016, Honeywell entered into
3792-584: The companies share huge business interests in aerospace, chemical products, automotive parts, and building controls. The corporate headquarters were consolidated to AlliedSignal's headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, rather than Honeywell's former headquarters in Minneapolis , Minnesota . When Honeywell closed its corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, over one thousand employees lost their jobs. A few moved to Morristown or other company locations, but
3871-663: The company and transferred the patents to the legal firm Paul, Sanford, and Merwin, who renamed the company the Consolidated Temperature Controlling Company. As the years passed, CTCC struggled with debt, and the company underwent several name changes. After it was renamed the Electric Heat Regulator Company in 1893, W.R. Sweatt , a stockholder in the company, was sold "an extensive list of patents" and named secretary-treasurer. By 1900, Sweatt had bought out
3950-705: The company's corporate name from "Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co." to "Honeywell", to better represent their colloquial name. Throughout the 1960s, Honeywell continued to acquire other businesses, including Security Burglar Alarm Company in 1969. In the 1970s, after one member of a group called FREE on the Minneapolis campus (U of M) of the University of Minnesota asked five major companies with local offices to explain their attitudes toward gay men and women, three responded quickly, insisting that they did not discriminate against gay people in their hiring policies. Only Honeywell objected to hiring gay people. Later in
4029-564: The creation of a horizontal monopoly . US regulators disagreed, finding that the merger would improve competition and reduce prices; United States Assistant Attorney General Charles James called the EU's decision "antithetical to the goals of antitrust law enforcement." This led to a drop in morale and general tumult throughout Honeywell. The then-CEO Michael Bonsignore was fired as Honeywell looked to turn their business around. In January 2002, Knorr-Bremse – who had been operating in
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#17327718676194108-485: The end of 2018. In 2018, Honeywell spun off both Honeywell Turbo Technologies, now Garrett Advancing Motion , and its consumer products business, Resideo. Both companies are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange . For the fiscal year 2019, Honeywell reported net income of US$ 6.230 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 36.709 billion, a decrease of 19.11% over the previous fiscal cycle. Honeywell's shares traded at over $ 158 per share, and its market capitalization
4187-480: The existing Solwind astrophysics satellite as a target. NASA worked with the DoD to monitor the effects of the tests using two orbital debris telescopes and a reentry radar deployed to Alaska. NASA assumed the torn metal would be bright. Surprisingly, the Solwind pieces turned out to appear so dark as to be almost undetectable. Only two pieces were seen. NASA Scientists theorized that the unexpected Solwind darkening
4266-465: The final six test firings were of the two-stage vehicle. These were considered successful, and established that the ALBM was a viable weapon. The final test launch of Bold Orion, conducted on October 13, 1959, was a test of the vehicle's capabilities in the anti-satellite role. Piloted by Carl E Brust Jr, the missile was launched from an altitude of 35,000 feet (11,000 m) from its B-47 mothership,
4345-527: The home comfort sector. Honeywell is in the consortium that runs the Pantex Plant that assembles all of the nuclear bombs in the United States arsenal. Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, successor to the defense products of AlliedSignal, operates the Kansas City Plant which produces and assembles 85 percent of the non-nuclear components of the bombs. Honeywell began
4424-488: The limits of the ban by not engaging a space-borne target. In the same year the deployment of the ASM-135 was estimated to cost $ US5.3 billion up from the original $ US500 million estimate. The USAF scaled back the ASM-135 program by two-thirds in attempt to control costs. The USAF also never strongly supported the program and proposed canceling the program in 1987. In 1988, the Reagan Administration canceled
4503-475: The majority were forced to find new jobs or retire. Soon after the merger, the company's stock fell significantly, and did not return to its pre-merger level until 2007. In 2000, the new Honeywell acquired Pittway for $ 2.2 billion to gain a greater share of the fire-protection and security systems market, and merged it into their Home and Building Control division, taking on Pittway's $ 167 million in debt. Analyst David Jarrett commented that "while Honeywell offered
4582-449: The missile successfully intercepted the Explorer 6 satellite, passing its target at a range of less than 4 miles (6.4 km) at an altitude of 156 miles (251 km). If the missile had a nuclear warhead, the satellite would have been destroyed. The Bold Orion ASAT test was the first interception of a satellite by any method, proving that anti-satellite missiles were feasible. This test, along with an earlier, unsuccessful test of
4661-499: The missile. Having been given top priority by the Air Force, the first flight test of the Bold Orion missile was conducted on May 26, 1958, from a Boeing B-47 Stratojet carrier aircraft, which launched the Bold Orion vehicle at the apex of a high-speed, high-angle climb. The zoom climb tactic, combined with the thrust from the rocket motor of the missile itself, allowed the missile to achieve its maximum range, or, alternatively, to reach space. A twelve-flight test series of
4740-582: The name "Honeywell" because of the considerable brand recognition. Honeywell was a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index from 1999 to 2008. Prior to 1999, its corporate predecessors were included dating back to 1925, including early entrants in the computing and thermostat industries. In 2020, Honeywell rejoined the Dow Jones Industrial Average index. In 2021, it moved its stock listing from
4819-659: The outbreak of World War II , Minneapolis-Honeywell was approached by the US military for engineering and manufacturing projects. In 1941, Minneapolis-Honeywell developed a superior tank periscope, camera stabilizers, and the C-1 autopilot. The C-1 revolutionized precision bombing and was ultimately used on the two B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. The success of these projects led Minneapolis-Honeywell to open an Aero division in Chicago on October 5, 1942. This division
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#17327718676194898-422: The potential for anti-satellite weapon arms control with the Soviet Union . Starting in 1983, Congress placed various restrictions on the ASM-135 program, and in December 1985, banned testing the ASM-135 on targets in space. This decision was made only a day after the Air Force sent two target satellites into orbit for its next round of tests. The Air Force continued to test the ASAT system in 1986, but stayed within
4977-547: The remaining shares of the company from the other stockholders. In 1906, Mark Honeywell founded the Honeywell Heating Specialty Company in Wabash , Indiana , to manufacture and market his invention, the mercury seal generator. As Honeywell's company grew, thanks in part to the acquisition of Jewell Manufacturing Company in 1922 to better automate his heating system, it began to clash with
5056-431: The target satellite. LTV Aerospace also provided the third stage for the ASM-135 ASAT. This stage was called Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV) interceptor. Prior to being deployed the second stage was used to spin the MHV up to approximately 30 revolutions per second and point the MHV towards the target. A Honeywell ring laser gyroscope was used for spin rate determination and to obtain an inertial timing reference before
5135-404: The target satellite. Four pods at the rear of the MHV contained small attitude control rocket motors. These motors were used to damp off center rotation by the MHV. On 21 December 1982, an F-15A was used to perform the first captive carry ASM-135 test flight from the Air Force Flight Test Center , Edwards AFB , California in the United States. On 20 August 1985 President Reagan authorized
5214-431: The target. Direct Proportional Line of Sight guidance used information from the detector to maneuver and null out any line-of-sight change. A Bang-bang control system was used to fire 56 full charge "divert" and lower thrust 8 half charge "end-game" solid rocket motors arranged around the circumference of the MHV. The half charge 8 "end-game" motors were used to perform finer trajectory adjustments just prior to intercepting
5293-457: The way for development of the GAM-87 Skybolt ALBM. In addition, the Bold Orion was used in early anti-satellite weapons testing, performing the first interception of a satellite by a missile. The Bold Orion missile was developed as part of Weapons System 199 , initiated by the United States Air Force (USAF) in response to the U.S. Navy's Polaris program, with funding authorised by the United States Congress in 1957. The purpose of WS-199
5372-441: Was acquired by AlliedSignal , who elected to retain the Honeywell name for its brand recognition. The former Honeywell moved their headquarters of 114 years to AlliedSignal's in Morristown , New Jersey . While "technically, the deal looks more like an acquisition than a merger...from a strategic standpoint, it is a merger of equals." AlliedSignal's 1998 revenue was reported at $ 15.1 billion to Honeywell's $ 8.4 billion, but together
5451-402: Was available for launch from 1964 until 1967. A nuclear-armed Thor anti-satellite system deployed by the Air Force under Program 437 eventually replaced the Project 505 Nike Zeus in 1967. The Program 437 Thor missile system remained in limited deployment until 1975. One drawback of nuclear-armed anti-satellite weapons was that they could also damage United States reconnaissance satellites. As
5530-400: Was cooled by liquid helium from a dewar installed in place of the F-15's gun ammunition drum and from a smaller dewar located in the second stage of the ASM-135. Cryogenic lines from the second stage were retracted prior to the spin up of the MHV. The MHV guidance system solely tracked targets in the field of view of the infrared sensor, but did not determine altitude, attitude, or range to
5609-401: Was designed to be launched from an F-15A in a supersonic zoom climb . The F-15's mission computer and heads-up display were modified to provide steering directions for the pilot. A modified Boeing AGM-69 SRAM missile with a Lockheed Propulsion Company LPC-415 solid propellant two pulse rocket engine was used as the first stage of the ASM-135 ASAT. The LTV Aerospace Altair 3
5688-529: Was due to carbonization of organic compounds in the target satellite; that is, when the kinetic energy of the projectile became heat energy on impact, the plastics inside Solwind vaporized and condensed on the metal pieces as soot. NASA used U.S. Air Force infrared telescopes to show that the pieces were warm with heat absorbed from the Sun. This added weight to the contention that they were dark with soot and not reflective. The pieces decayed quickly from orbit, implying
5767-517: Was pushed beyond the mid-1990s. The record-high level of solar activity during the 1989–1991 solar maximum heated and expanded the atmosphere more than anticipated in 1985, accelerating Solwind debris decay. Fifteen ASM-135 ASAT missiles were produced and five missiles were flight tested. The United States Air Force intended to modify 20 F-15A fighters from the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron based at McChord Air Force Base in Washington and
5846-449: Was responsible for the development of the formation stick to control autopilots, more accurate fuel quantity indicators for aircraft, and the turbo supercharger. In 1950, Minneapolis-Honeywell's Aero division was contracted for the controls on the first US nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus . In 1951, the company acquired Intervox Company for their sonar, ultrasonic, and telemetry technologies. Honeywell also helped develop and manufacture
5925-406: Was simple, using parts developed for other missile systems to reduce the cost and development time of the project. The initial Bold Orion configuration was a single-stage vehicle, using a Thiokol TX-20 Sergeant solid-fuel rocket. Following initial testing, the Bold Orion configuration was altered to become a two-stage vehicle, an Allegany Ballistics Laboratory Altair upper stage being added to
6004-420: Was the development of technology that would be used in new strategic weapons for the USAF's Strategic Air Command , not to deliver operational weapons; a primary emphasis was on proving the feasibility of an air-launched ballistic missile. The designation WS-199B was assigned to the project that, under a contract awarded in 1958 to Martin Aircraft, would become the Bold Orion missile. The design of Bold Orion
6083-473: Was then incorporated into its automation and controls safety unit. In 2015, the headquarters were moved to Morris Plains, New Jersey . The 475,000-square-foot building on 40 acres in Morris Plains featured state-of-the-art technology and greater energy efficiency than Honeywell's Morristown campus, which was underutilized, outdated and costly, according to Cote. In December 2015, Honeywell completed
6162-517: Was used as the second stage of the ASM-135. The Altair 3 used the Thiokol FW-4S solid propellant rocket engine. The Altair 3 stage was also used as the fourth stage for the Scout rocket and had been previously used in both the Bold Orion and Hi-Hoe (Caleb) anti-satellite weapons efforts. The Altair was equipped with hydrazine fueled thrusters that could be used to point the missile towards
6241-660: Was valued at over US$ 113.25 billion in September 2020. Honeywell relocated its corporate headquarters in October 2019 to Charlotte, North Carolina. In July 2019, Honeywell moved employees into a temporary headquarters building in Charlotte before their new building was complete. Honeywell Forge launched as an analytics platform software for industrial and commercial applications such as aircraft, building, industrial, worker and cyber-security. In collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University National Robotics Engineering Center,
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