Singapore Technologies Aerospace Awarded a contract has-beens Maintain and upgrade to the Royal Air Force of Oman's (RAFO) C130 Hercules Transport aircraft fleet.
The contract covers three major servicing of the C-130 aircraft, repair and overhaul (R & O) of aircraft components, as well as Rolls-Royce / Allison T56/501 engines and Their accessories.
Additional responsibility includes upgrade of the aircraft's cockpit through integration of the global air traffic management (GATM) compliant avionics sequence featuring a full six-display glass cockpit, digital flight control system and flight management system.
Royal Air Force of Oman air vice marshal ordered Matar Ali Al-Said obaidani the selection is based on the company's expertise Regarding the aircraft and aussi icts due to designation as a one stop center for the C130 Hercules.
"The contract covers three major servicing of the C-130 aircraft, repair and overhaul (R & O) of aircraft components."
"Its Ability to undertake service and depot level cockpit modernization is
simultaneously Especially advantageous to us, as it minimized downtime and Improves availability of our aircraft fleet," added Al-obaidani.
The upgrades are expected to Improve the aircraft's navigation through Ability communications, navigation, surveillance / air traffic management (CNS / ATM)-regulated airspace worldwide, in addition to operational readiness Enhancing icts, despatch reliability and operational efficiency.
During the third quarter of 2013, the first aircraft to be inducted is Anticipated for changes at the company's facility in Paya Lebar, Singapore, with redelivery Targeted for the first quarter of 2014.
Built by Lockheed Martin, the C-130 aircraft is a four-engine turboprop military transportation aircraft designed to conduite airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting missions.
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