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Raytheon Technologies secures $135M IDIQ award for C-130 NP2000 propeller system

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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NP2000 is an eight composite bladed propeller system designed for performance.

Key Points: 
  • NP2000 is an eight composite bladed propeller system designed for performance.
  • The $135M contract will allow Collins to manufacture and support new NP2000 propeller systems, including the electronic control system and spares.
  • The NP2000 propeller system is designed to modernize the C-130 Hercules and E-2 Hawkeye.
  • More information on the NP2000 Propeller System can be found here .

RBC celebrates four inspirational leaders named among WXN's Top 100 Most Powerful Women

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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Each year since 2003, the Women's Executive Network (WXN) recognizes 100 Canadian women who are top of their field, advocates and champions for others, community leaders, trailblazers and an inspiration to others.

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  • Each year since 2003, the Women's Executive Network (WXN) recognizes 100 Canadian women who are top of their field, advocates and champions for others, community leaders, trailblazers and an inspiration to others.
  • "Over a history spanning more than 150 years, one thing hasn't changed at RBC: our strength is, and always will be, our people," said Dave McKay, President & CEO, RBC.
  • RBC is committed to increasing the representation of women in leadership and promoting equal access to career opportunities for everyone.
  • To learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at RBC, visit www.rbc.com/diversity .More information on WXN's 2022Canada'sMost Powerful Women: Top 100 Awardwinners can be found at https://wxnetwork.com/page/2022Top100AwardWinners .

Global Top 7 Military Transport Aircraft Programs Report 2022: Program Fact Files, Comparative SWOT Analysis, Strategy Focus, Key Trends & Growth Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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The "Global Top 7 Military Transport Aircraft Programs - Comparative SWOT & Program Dossier - 2022 - Program Fact Files, Comparative SWOT Analysis, Strategy Focus across Programs, Key Trends & Growth Opportunities and Market Outlook for Military Transport Aircrafts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Top 7 Military Transport Aircraft Programs - Comparative SWOT & Program Dossier - 2022 - Program Fact Files, Comparative SWOT Analysis, Strategy Focus across Programs, Key Trends & Growth Opportunities and Market Outlook for Military Transport Aircrafts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global defense spending reached the record high level of $2.1 trillion for 2021 while registering a 7% year-on-year growth.
  • The rise of China & its military bullying in the Asia Pacific region and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine have collectively led to significant turbulence and a subsequent, massive surge in defense spending across APAC & Europe which is likely to be sustained at least for over a decade.
  • Japan has gone for the indigenous Kawasaki C-2 to meet the country's specific requirements.

Lockheed Martin's Marietta Site to Host Same-Day Hiring Decision Event

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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MARIETTA, Ga., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will be at Kennesaw State University, Marietta Campus Student Center at 860 Rossbacher Way, Marietta, Georgia, 30060 on May 4 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to conduct interviews and make same-day hiring decisions. The company is looking to fill nearly 200 positions.

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  • Interested individuals must register for the event at tinyurl.com/5abnbcnb to be considered for an interview.
  • "This hiring event provides a great opportunity to join a team with a deep-rooted culture focused on our global customers.
  • Lockheed Martin has produced aircraft at its Marietta site since 1951.
  • Every production C-130 Hercules airlifter more than 2,600 delivered to date has been produced in Marietta since 1954.

Lockheed Martin Reaches Super Herculean Milestone With Delivery of 500th C-130J Airlifter

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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MARIETTA, Ga., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules history is made once again, with the announcement that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered its 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter. This Super Hercules (Lockheed Martin aircraft #5934) is a C-130J-30 aircraft assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing located at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th Airlift Wing is a longtime C-130 operator that is currently modernizing its legacy Hercules fleet with C-130Js.

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  • MARIETTA, Ga., March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules history is made once again, with the announcement that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered its 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter.
  • This Super Hercules (Lockheed Martin aircraft #5934) is a C-130J-30 aircraft assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing located at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston, West Virginia.
  • The 130th Airlift Wing is a longtime C-130 operator that is currently modernizing its legacy Hercules fleet with C-130Js.
  • The C-130J Super Hercules is the current production model of the legendary C-130 Hercules aircraft.

In Carlos Valrand's New Novel "The Site" Dreams Foretell A Secret Reality

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Dream, Night, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Symbols, Anxiety, Mind, Psychology, Articles

Distraught, Cicely seeks the help of a psychiatrist, Dr. McClellan, who attempts to help her through what seems to be an anxiety disorder.

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  • Distraught, Cicely seeks the help of a psychiatrist, Dr. McClellan, who attempts to help her through what seems to be an anxiety disorder.
  • In the dreams she shares with Dr. McClellan, Cicely experiences glimpses of the lives of Charles and Vivian, who advance their investigation with the aid of a researcher.
  • Dr. McClellan, disappointed with his progress in discovering the root cause of Cicely's problem, enlists two close friends in investigating the subjects of her dreams.
  • CARLOS VALRAND is an author and engineer living in Texas, and a contributor to the website Internet Looks (internetlooks.com).

BAE Systems Successfully Tests SABER Technology for Compass Call Upgrade

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Monday, April 5, 2021
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BAE Systems successfully flight tested its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology, paving the way for a critical software upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call , a next-generation electronic warfare aircraft.

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  • BAE Systems successfully flight tested its Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology, paving the way for a critical software upgrade to the EC-37B Compass Call , a next-generation electronic warfare aircraft.
  • Teams from both BAE Systems and the U.S. Air Force conducted tests on 11 flights of an EC-130H from Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.
  • SABER allows flexibility to update systems without significant physical reconfiguration, said Pam Potter, director of Electronic Attack Solutions at BAE Systems.
  • Work on SABER is being conducted at BAE Systems state-of-the-art facility in Hudson, N.H.
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US Air Force Awards L3Harris Technologies up to $668 Million IDIQ Contract to Maintain C-130 Aircraft Fleet

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a five-year, up to $668 million IDIQ contract to help maintain its C-130 aircraft fleet readiness.

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  • The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a five-year, up to $668 million IDIQ contract to help maintain its C-130 aircraft fleet readiness.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    L3Harris will perform sustainment on C-130H and J-model aircraft at its 1.1 million-square-foot aircraft modification center in Waco, Texas.
  • The center supports the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130H aircraft fleet under the U.S. Air Force Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2.
  • L3Harris support will alleviate capacity constraints for the U.S. Air Forces Air Logistics complexes, said Sean Stackley, President, Integrated Mission Systems, L3Harris.

NGAUS to President Trump: The National Guard Needs Your Help

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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$169 million for two C-130J Super Hercules cargo planes for the Air Guard; and

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  • $169 million for two C-130J Super Hercules cargo planes for the Air Guard; and
    $100 million for the Army National Guard High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) modernization program.
  • Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the association president, the signatories of the letter, said the cuts will "result in severe and long-term damage to the National Guard.
  • "All of these funds are essential to maintain National Guard interoperability, lethality, and readiness in support of the National Defense Strategy," they wrote.
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Prodigious props: Collins Aerospace receives additional C-130 NP2000 propeller upgrade and support awards from U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Navy

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Air refueling, Aviation, Aircraft, Lockheed Martin KC-130, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Naval Air Systems Command, Aerospace

This is in addition to the 12 NP2000 propeller upgrades Collins Aerospace has already completed, bringing the total number of C-130H ANG upgrades the company has been awarded to 36.

Key Points: 
  • This is in addition to the 12 NP2000 propeller upgrades Collins Aerospace has already completed, bringing the total number of C-130H ANG upgrades the company has been awarded to 36.
  • Collins Aerospace was previously awarded a contract to support NP2000 propeller upgrades for 24 Lockheed Martin C/KC-130T aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
  • The total value of the ANG and NAVAIR awards Collins Aerospace has received to date exceeds $300 million.
  • With its more intelligent and more electric technologies, Collins Aerospace's NP2000 propeller system will help the ANG and NAVAIR improve operational performance, while reducing maintenance time and cost.