-- Lockheed Martin Advances C-130 Training Capabilities for
U.S. Air Force
ORLANDO, Florida, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) continues to advance C-130 aircrew and maintenance
training under recent contract awards from the U.S. Air Force
valued at more than $80 million.
Contracts include the delivery of the following training
solutions:
- A C-130J Air Mobility Command (AMC) weapon systems trainer and
C-130J AMC loadmaster part task trainer at Yokota Air Base in
Yokota, Japan;
- A KC-130J weapons systems trainer, spares, support equipment
and technical data;
- C-130 aircrew training system operations and maintenance
services; and
- C-130J Training System Support Center services
"Lockheed Martin is applying more than 20 years of C-130
training experience to continue infusing new capabilities into
these programs," said Jim Weitzel,
vice president of Training Solutions for Lockheed Martin. "Ensuring
our training systems evolve, as aircraft platforms mature and as
the threat environment changes, supports our warfighters in
training and accelerates mission readiness."
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Under the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS)
II contract, Lockheed Martin is delivering a number of aircrew and
maintainer devices to support ground-based training, including high
fidelity weapons systems trainers, part-task trainers and training
aids. The company trained more than 15,000 students and delivered
17 major training devices, 12 training aids and more than 3300
aircrew courseware lessons under the legacy C-130J MATS
program.
Lockheed Martin's legacy of C-130 training also includes the
C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program, where the company
trains nearly 8,000 domestic and international airmen each year.
This year, Lockheed Martin will continue to upgrade C-130 ATS
training devices to maintain concurrency with aircraft platforms
and deliver enhanced systems and models for increased reliability
and supportability.
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for
2014 were $45.6 billion.
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