L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its SPAR subsidiary
has been awarded an $18 million contract by the U.K. Ministry of
Defence, Royal Air Force to perform outer wing replacements on three
C-130K aircraft. This win reflects L-3's commitment and increasing
presence in the U.K. as a major supplier to the MoD.
“We are pleased that the MoD and Royal Air
Force have entrusted us with this C-130 outer wing program,”
said Sylvain Bédard, president of L-3 SPAR. “We
have developed innovative and unique wing improvement programs for the
Canadian C-130 fleet for over 40 years, and this award is a reflection
of our market leadership in C-130 life extension programs.”
The outer wing refurbishment contract commenced this month at L-3 SPAR’s
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada facility. The wings are being reconditioned to
meet the Royal Air Force’s Hercules Outer Wing
Replacement Plan.
“The provision of outer wings will extend the
life of a number of essential operational aircraft to meet their planned
out-of-service date,” said Group Captain Mark
Hobbs, Hercules Integrated Project team leader. “L-3
SPAR offered us the opportunity to provide this war-winning capability
in a cost-effective manner. I am pleased that L-3 SPAR has demonstrated
their undoubted ability to perform this essential task for the MoD.”
L-3 has broad C-130 capabilities to include structural modifications,
avionics updates and aging fleet management in its C-130 Center of
Excellence. The C-130 Center was implemented to harness engineering,
manufacturing, and service capabilities across L-3 divisions, offering
maximum value and unsurpassed experience to C-130 customers worldwide.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and
maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control,
Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems
and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high
technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007
sales of $14 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3Com.com.
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