On 18 April, the
Lockheed Martin KC-130H-382-C82D HERCULES reg. TC-69 (c/n 4814) arrived at its new home base, I Brigada Aérea of El Palomar, from
L-3Platform Integration in Waco, TX/USA.
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| Argentine Air Force KC-130H upgrade. (Photo: Cicalesi) |
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system has been selected for the Argentine Air Force (AAF) C-130 upgrade programme, where work began in late 2014 with prime contractor L-3 Platform Integration to install equipment on five aircraft. Included in the avionics upgrade is a full glass cockpit with new primary flight displays, Required Navigation Performance/Area Navigation flight management system with High Altitude Release Point/Computed Air Release Point precision air drop software. Additional equipment includes autopilot, communication and SATCOM, APN-241 multi-mode radar manufactured by
Northrop Grumman, recision ground mapping radar integration, navigation sensors, and surveillance systems including Traffic Collision Avoidance System, Terrain Awareness and Warning System and digital map.
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| The Argentine Air Force KC-130H upgrade included Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system with a full glass cockpit with new primary flight displays. (Photo: Jorge Castro) |
The upgrade will provide the Argentine Air Force with state-of-the-art capabilities consistent with the world’s leading C-130 operators.The remaining four aircraft will be upgraded at the FAdeA modification facility in Cordoba, Argentina, with L-3 support.
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| (Photo: Cicalesi) |
