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 by Richard Tomkins Washington (UPI) Jul 18, 2017
Britain's Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group is to install Enhanced Service Life Center Wing Box kits on 14 Royal Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The work will be conducted under a Ministry of Defense contract, Marshall announced on Monday. The center wing kits, to be obtained from Lockheed Martin, provide lengthen the service life of the aircraft. "We are proud to have been trusted for over five decades to ensure frontline availability for the Royal Air Force fleet of Hercules C-130 aircraft -- this new, important contract demonstrates the confidence in both the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130J and our ability to continue to deliver, support and serve the Royal Air Force," Alistair McPhee, chief executive of Marshall Aerospace and Defense, said in a press release. "This is yet another demonstration of us working closely with a leading aircraft OEM to provide innovative world class support to the UK Armed Forces around the world." Marshall has provided support for Britain's C-130 aircrft for more than five decades. For the past 10 years it has done so through the Hercules Integrated Operational Support program with Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce. "The RAF's C-130Js are some of the most tasked and relied upon Super Hercs in the world," said Lockheed Martin's George Shultz, vice president and general manager, Air Mobility & Maritime Missions. "The installation of these Enhanced Service Life Center Wing kits ensures that the RAF's C-130Js will continue to support critical missions for many more decades to come." Marshall is an authorized Lockheed Martin C-130 Service Center. It is the only European heavy service center for all C-130J variants.
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