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    American Systems to Support Air National Guard C-130 Training; Peter Smith Quoted

    American Systems has received a five-year, $27M task order to engineer systems and maintain software of the Air National Guard’s C-130 multimission crew training assets. The company said Wednesday it will also provide program management, operations, qualification and test support to the MMCT system support center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas. The order was […] More

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    DLA Tasks Northrop to Deliver Transceivers for Air Force’s C-130J Aircraft

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential five-year, $15.4M firm-fixed-price contract to deliver receiver-transmitter processors for C-130J Super Hercules aircraft deployed in U.S. Air Force operations. The Defense Department said Wednesday that DLA Aviation will obligate the Air Force’s fiscal 2018 working capital funds for the sole-sourced contract. C-130 Hercules is used […] More

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    Lockheed-Tata JV Opens First India-Based Metal-to-Metal Bonding Facility

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems has opened the first metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad in India. Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures inaugurated the 4,700 square-meter facility that will support the complex aerostructures manufacturing requirements of Tata Advanced Systems and the Make in India initiative of the country, Lockheed said Wednesday. […] More

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    Lockheed to Update USSOCOM C-130 Operational Flight Program

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a four-year, $18 million contract to provide flight program upgrade services for the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s C-130 transport aircraft. The company will also help USSOCOM engineer and integrate multiple third-party systems under the indefinite–delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will occur at Lockheed’s facility in Marietta, Georgia, through April 2022. USSOCOM […] More

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    Derco adds repair services to expanded exclusive partnership with Arkwin Industries

    Lockheed Martin‘s Derco subsidiary will serve as an exclusive repair services provider for C-130 and F-16 aircraft components that Arkwin Industries produces. The contract supplements Derco’s exclusive distribution agreement and extends its partnership with Arkwin that commenced in 2017, Lockheed said Thursday. Derco’s 80,000 square-foot repair center will provide expanded in-house services and support for […] More

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    Lockheed Martin Delivers California Air National Guard’s First Rescue Tanker Aircraft

    The California Air National Guard received its first combat search and rescue tanker aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin on April 5. Lockheed said Friday the 129th Rescue Wing will operate the HC-130J Combat King II from the Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The 129th RQW intends to replace its existing fleet of MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft with four […] More

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    DARPA to Use C-130 to Demo ‘Gremlins’ UAS Launch, Retrieval Operations in 2019

    The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to use a C-130 aircraft to demonstrate in 2019 the launch and recovery of unmanned aircraft systems in mid-air, Fire Aviation reported Thursday. DARPA plans to equip the drones with several payloads designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, signals intelligence and electronic warfare missions once deployed, according to […] More

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    Honeywell Gets USAF Contract Modification for Aircraft Power Logistics Support

    A Honeywell business unit has received a potential $42.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide power logistics services for two aircraft platforms. Honeywell Defense and Space will perform logistics support work on ground carts as well as auxiliary and secondary power units for B-2 and C-130 weapon systems, the Defense Department said Monday. The modification […] More

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    Alion Science-Led Team to Help Air Force Analyze Fleet Sustainability Challenges

    A team led by Alion Science and Technology has received a potential $40.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch address life-limiting issues on the C-130, C-5, C-17 and F-15 aircraft fleets. The 58-month contract covers requirements evaluation, planning, logistics, engineering, testing, prototyping and data management support for the Air Force’s 409th […] More

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    Tapestry-Led Team to Update USAF Airdrop Planning Software

    An industry team led by Boeing‘s Tapestry Solutions subsidiary has received a potential four-year, $26 million contract to update a software platform the U.S. Air Force  uses to plan airdrop missions. Tapestry said Wednesday it will collaborate with Jacobs Engineering and Mission Oriented Rapid Solution Engineering to produce versions 6.x through 8.x. of the Air Force’s Consolidated Airdrop Tool. The team […] More

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    Rockwell Collins Integrates ADS-B Out Software on Navy Aircraft Platforms

    Rockwell Collins has finished integration of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Out software on three aircraft platforms for the Naval Air Systems Command. The company said Monday it integrated the software on NAVAIR’s C-2A, E2-C and P-3C platforms in an effort to help the command meet the federal government’s ADS-B Out requirements set to take effect by the […] More

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    Lockheed Unveils C-130 Aeronautics Product, Service Enhancements

    Lockheed Martin has introduced a suite of post-production upgrades to equipment and support services for the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. Aeronautics Capabilities Solutions are designed to increase the operational capacity and availability of C-130s, Lockheed said Wednesday. C-130 operators and Lockheed team members can install the updated products via authorized Hercules Service Centers. George Shultz, vice […] More