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 by Stephen Carlson Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018
Triumph Group has received a multi-year contract for airframe fabrication of the C-130J Super Hercules transport plane. Triumph Fabrications will provide 108 types of parts for the C-130J program, the company announced on Wednesday. This includes sheet metal made from aluminum, steel and titanium for the nacelle, wing and fuselage sections of the aircraft. "Under the extended agreement Triumph Aerospace Structures will provide a multitude of key parts for one of the most widely used military cargo transports," Pete Wick, executive vice president of Triumph Aerospace Structures, said in a press release. "We highly value our relationship with Lockheed Martin and are extremely proud to continue being a key supplier of the C130J program." The C-130J has replaced C-130Es and some of the more aged C-130Hs. Compared to older C-130s, the C-130J climbs faster and higher, has a faster cruising speed at higher altitudes and can take-off and land on a shorter airfield. The C-130J-30 adds 15 feet to the fuselage, allowing more cargo space. C-130J/J-30 improvements include a two-pilot flight station with digital avionics, color multifunctional head-up displays and improved navigation systems with dual inertial navigation and GPS. The aircraft also has integrated defensive systems, low-power radar, digital moving map display, improved engines with composite propeller blades and a digital autopilot, as well as better environmental and ice protection.
Boeing contracted for KC-46 Pegasus risk reduction study Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 Boeing has received a $10 million contract for a risk reduction study on the KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft, the first of which is expected for delivery later this year. The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for a study of risk reduction "with regard to the development and integration of new capabilities" for the first KC-46 aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be completed by November 2019. Air Force Fiscal 2017 research, ... read more
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