Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Leonardo signed an settlement associated with greater doable long term upkeep, restore, and overhaul (MRO) products and services for the fleet of C-130J Tremendous Hercules airlifters throughout Europe, the Center East and Northern Africa (MENA).
Below the settlement, Lockheed Martin is additional integrating Leonardo into its sturdy community of improve for the confirmed C-130, as a MRO Middle for the operators situated in those territories.
As this chance takes form, Lockheed Martin appears to supply Leonardo with technical help, apparatus, and coaching required to additional toughen the related features in Italy, strengthening the strategic hub for the upkeep and sustainability of the fleet of C-130Js. The firms may additionally discover further long term trade alternatives associated with C-130J upkeep and sustainment. Greater than 570 C-130Js had been brought to a spouse community of 27 international locations globally, together with 16 in Europe and MENA which can be all doable customers of the Italian MRO facility.
An extra enhanced MRO carrier middle in Italy will permit C-130J customers around the territories to maximise the effectiveness in their multirole airlifters through turning in authentic apparatus manufacturer-certified and repeatedly up to date products and services, making sure awesome making plans features, proximity and readiness of globally fleets. The sort of carrier middle will even toughen potency and interoperability throughout NATO’s C-130J fleet in Europe.
This preliminary settlement to discover the potential for Leonardo changing into an MRO carrier middle for those territories leverages a 20-year dating between Lockheed Martin and Leonardo turning in technical-logistical improve to the Italian Air Pressure’s Tremendous Hercules fleet and its known experience in tactical airlifter upkeep, constructed on its longstanding position as OEM and MRO supplier of the multi-mission Leonardo C-27J airplane.
Many Air Forces make use of the C-27J along the C-130J as a complementary asset, depending on its agility, short-field efficiency and speedy reconfiguration to succeed in austere airstrips.
“As requirements evolve, so does the Super Hercules thanks to approved C-130 service centers that increase the readiness of fleets and create resiliency for the region and global community,” stated Trish Pagan, vice chairman, Lockheed Martin Air Mobility and Maritime Missions. “Investment and teaming with Leonardo will create a better capability for Europe and an ability to expand services to other regions.”
“The decision to expand Leonardo footprint within the C-130J MRO market and to increase our level of responsibility, managing the C-130J fleet across such an important and diversified region, demonstrates the recognized quality of our MRO performance and we have all the necessary and proven capabilities to make sure customer satisfaction is met, and with the level of responsiveness users require,” stated Tommaso Pani, SVP Advertising and marketing and Gross sales, Leonardo Aeronautics. “We thank Lockheed Martin for their trust in Leonardo, and we look forward to starting activities for this new endeavor.”
