Collins Aerospace Books Potential $140M Contract to Repair USAF C-130 Aircraft Propellers Jamie Bennet March 31, 2023 Contract Awards, News ...

However, not all C-130 types are impacted. The AMC notes C-130H aircraft that have been upgraded with the Collins Aerospace NP2000 eight-bladed propeller assembly are not affected by the grounding ...

The grounding impacts 116 C-130H aircraft, which must now have their propeller assemblies inspected and, if necessary, updated to a newer version, said Maj. Beau Downey, a spokesman for Air ...

Raytheon Technologies secures $135M IDIQ award for C-130 NP2000 propeller system Feb. 17, 2023 7:00 AM ET RTX Corporation (RTX) ...

Electric arc etching pens were likely the cause of cracks in older propeller barrel assemblies that led the U.S. Air Force to ground a portion of its fleet of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft last ...

Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has secured a potential $708 million contract to manufacture and engineer eight-blade propeller systems for the U.S. Air Force’s ...

This contract provides for the overhaul and repair of the C-130 54H60 series propeller for the Air Force and multiple countries. All work will be performed in Kent, Washington, and individual orders ...

More than 100 of the Air Force 's C-130 Hercules have stopped flying after the service discovered a crack in a part that holds the propeller and ordered the aircraft to be grounded last week ...

The Air Force is slowly returning its C-130 Hercules to service after grounding the aircraft earlier this month after cracks in a part that holds the propeller were discovered on many older models.

In 2018, Collins Aerospace was awarded a contract to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).

The C-130 operates worldwide and is capable of carrying just about anything needed into and out of a combat zone — a C-130 once landed on an aircraft carrier, making it the largest plane to do ...