Westinghouse will install APN-241 advanced weather and navigation radar on 12 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130 transports under a $5 million contract which also includes spares. Delivery will be completed in January. Plans call for retrofit on C-130Hs and use on the new C-130J, which the RAAF says it plans to acquire.
Source: Flight International
Germany has awarded Qinetiq an Aerial Training Services contract to support its armed forces by operating a fleet of two turboprop-powered types.
Stockholm’s selection of a new-generation tactical airlifter will be a “political decision”, says Swedish air force chief Major General Jonas Wikman.
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
