Singapore – ST Aerospace, the world’s leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company, highlights its integrated solutions for C-130 Hercules at Singapore Airshow 2014. As an approved Lockheed Martin Hercules servicing centre coupled with an in-house engineering and development centre, ST Aerospace is the premier one stop centre for the C-130 Hercules aircraft. Service offerings range from airframe, engine and component MRO, to landing gear and parts support, as well as customised upgrades and modernisation. To date, ST Aerospace has redelivered more than 570 C-130 aircraft, providing nose to tail solutions to C-130 operators globally.
Specifically on C-130 modernisation, ST Aerospace’s upgrade solutions are effective, versatile and tailored to meet its customers’ specific requirements. C-130 system upgrades can include avionics upgrading from analog to digital systems, replacement of older gas turbine compressors / air turbine motors (GTC/ATM) with newer auxiliary power units (APU), upgrading of environmental control systems (ECS) to higher-cooling capacity versions etc. Leveraging its global MRO network, ST Aerospace works with long-standing partners and OEMs to provide customers with a wide selection of main and sub-systems.
In terms of digital glass cockpit upgrading solutions, ST Aerospace was awarded a contract from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in March 2007 to modernise and standardise its fleet of 10 C-130 aircraft over seven years. The first upgraded C-130 was redelivered to the RSAF in September 2010.
Following that in December 2012, ST Aerospace was awarded a contract from the Royal Air Force of Oman, for a full scale maintenance and modernisation solution for three of its C-130 aircraft. The first C-130 was inducted in July 2013; and saw its entire modernisation programme being completed, concurrently with aircraft and engine maintenance, within a commendable turnaround time of seven months. The remaining two aircraft are to be redelivered by 2015.
The modernised C-130s will be equipped with indigenously-designed six-display digital glass cockpits, featuring enhanced main instrument panels, hydraulic displays, ergonomic man-machine interfaces and night-vision goggle compatible lightings. The newly re-delivered C-130 aircraft will also be fully Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) compliant, allowing them to navigate safely, efficiently and accurately in CNS/ATM-regulated airspace worldwide.
As a result of the modernisation effort, the service life of the aircraft is expected to be extended by another 20 years. C-130 fleet operators will then benefit from the aircraft’s improved operational efficiency, reduced frequency in maintenance checks and enhanced aircraft availability for emergency humanitarian and disaster relief operations.
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