L-3 Delivers Upgraded C-130 Aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for Argentine Foreign Military Sales Program
July 12 2016 - 3:45AM
Business Wire
– Fleet of Aircraft Receiving Avionics and
Aircraft Systems Modernization –
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Platform
Integration division has delivered an upgraded C-130 aircraft to
Argentina as part of a U.S. Air Force Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
program. The delivery was the first of five aircraft scheduled to
receive avionics and systems modernization.
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L-3 recently completed the first upgraded
C-130 aircraft as part of a U.S. Air Force Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) program to Argentina, shown here as it was inducted to the
L-3 facility in Waco, Texas. The delivery was the first of five
aircraft scheduled to receive avionics and systems modernization.
(Photo: Business Wire)
Under the program, L-3 installed new communication, navigation
and air traffic management systems avionics capabilities, as well
as a reliability upgrade on critical environmental and power
systems to increase mission availability. Several aircraft are
slated to be fitted with special electro-optical equipment to
expand the mission role of the Argentine Air Force.
“The cockpit avionics and aircraft systems upgrades delivered by
our team will increase the mission availability of these C-130
aircraft for the Argentine Air Force and help ensure they continue
to fly safely for many years to come,” said Mark Von Schwarz,
president of L-3 Aerospace Systems, which includes the Platform
Integration division. “These L-3 improvements will allow worldwide
operations by providing compliance to current and upcoming
Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
(CNS/ATM) regulations.”
The first aircraft installation and integration was performed by
L-3 at its facility in Waco, Texas, and the remaining four aircraft
will be upgraded at its in-country partner FAdeA’s (Fábrica
Argentina de Aviones) modification facility in Córdoba, Argentina,
with L-3 support.
Prime contractor L-3 Platform Integration has more than 25 years
of experience as an aircraft systems integrator, including
modernizing C-130 avionics for hundreds of C-130 aircraft in the
U.S. Air Force fleet and international allies. L-3 Platform
Integration is supported by partners L-3 TCS, which provided
technical publications and a kit for the installation of an L-3
WESCAM MX™-Series electro-optical and infrared imaging and
targeting system, and Rockwell Collins.
L-3’s Platform Integration division provides complex aircraft
integration, sustainment and modification services for military,
commercial and OEM customers. Spanning 30 years, the company’s
experience includes aircraft systems integration for maritime
surveillance, advanced communications and avionics modernization on
platforms ranging from small turboprop and business-class aircraft
to wide-body jets.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 38,000
people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of
communication and electronic systems and products used on military
and commercial platforms. L-3 is also a prime contractor in
aerospace systems. The company reported 2015 sales of $10.5
billion.
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