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| A former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130H, 2007 (Image: Wiki Commons) |
by Chris Pocock
Northrop Grumman (NG, Chalet CD01) Technology Services is offering legacy C-130 Hercules operators a center wing box (CWB) replacement. The offer derives from a refurbishment program on five C-130H airlifters that Australia gifted to the Indonesian air force.
The Australian aircraft were overhauled before delivery by NG’s Integrated Defence Services (IDS) facility–the former Qantas Defence Services (QDS) company that the American corporation bought in 2013. QDS had provided deep maintenance support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130 fleet since 1958.
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