US Air Force selects Lockheed Martin for $45 million repair contract

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 28 Sep 2004 18:22

The US Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has selected a Lockheed Martin team to repair C-130 Hercules aircraft under the Unprogrammed Depot Level Maintenance program.

The contract is valued at up to $45 million and includes the repair of wing spar caps on the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

Lockheed Martin is the original equipment manufacturer of the C-130. The aircraft performs a wide range of operational missions for the Air Force including airlift support, Antarctic ice resupply, aeromedical missions, and weather reconnaissance.

The work will be performed by Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Centers at the company's Greenville, SC, facility or by team members: MTC and PEMCO Aviation Group in Birmingham, AL; L-3 SPAR in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Aerospace Integration Corporation and Crestview Aviation, of Crestview, FL.

Lockheed Martin employs about 130,000 people worldwide, and reported 2003 sales of $31.8 billion.

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