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Lockheed Martin wins a $55 mn contract from Israel for one C-130J Super Hercules airlifter.
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World Aviation Defense & Security News - Israel
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Lockheed Martin wins a $55 mn contract from Israel for one C-130J Super Hercules airlifter
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The US-based defense contractor Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $55,521,060 contract for one C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft. The location of performance is Marietta, Georgia, the US Department of Defense announced on its website on Sept. 21.
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 On April 4, 2014, the Israeli Air Force’s first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft left the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility where it was built in Marietta, Ga., for Nevatim Air Base, Israel(Credit: Lockheed Martin) |
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"This modification is 100 percent unclassified foreign military sales to Israel. The work is expected to be completed by April 30, 2018. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity," the US DoD said.
Israel’s first C-130J Super Hercules airlifter has been delivered on April 2014. Three C-130J Super Hercules – dubbed "Samson" in Israeli service – are already in operational use at Nevatim air base. Each aircraft received Israeli-specific, post-production modifications. The IAF plans to operate a total of six C-130J aircraft. The C-130J is the newest version of the Hercules and the only model still in production. This upgraded version includes new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprops with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including head-up displays (HUDs) for each pilot), and reduced crew requirements. |
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