USAF to replace centre-wing sections on C-130 transports

摘要

The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Lockheed Martin a sole-source contract to replace the centre-wing sections on an undisclosed number of C-130T/C-1301-30 Hercules transport aircraft, the service disclosed on 3 March. A notification for the award covers the supply of all new fabricated components, wire harnesses, and miscellaneous parts required to install the C-130J Center Wing Replacement (CWR) kits for installation on C-130J aircraft. "This requirement includes the production of two configurations of the C-130J CWR kit to accommodate both the short [C-130J] and stretch [C-130J-30] versions of the aircraft," the USAF said.