Rheinmetall and Thales awarded subcontract from Lockheed Martin to deliver training services to the joint Franco-German C-130J squadron
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- Certification of joint Franco German Training Centre Operation
- World class training facility for C 130J Super Hercules flight crews and ground personnel
- Certification by the French civil aviation authority (DGAC) by Q1 2024
- A 50/50 consortium between Thales and Rheinmetall
Thales and Rheinmetall have been tasked with certifying the future training centre organization for the Franco-German C-130J transport aircraft fleet. The two companies are participating in the project as subcontractors (50/50) to Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor of the France/Germany Multinational Training Centre and manufacturer of the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft.
Awarded in March 2021, Rheinmetall and Thales will provide personnel and services related to the certification of the training centre organization. The training centre qualification is to be completed in Q1 2024, and the training operation will commence in 2024. The initial establishment and certification phase may be followed by an optional operating phase. If the operating phase is awarded, Thales and Rheinmetall will provide all management personnel, qualified flight and ground crew instructors as well as maintenance personnel for the operation of all training devices.
The training centre is to be established at ivil aviation authority (DGAC).
The Franco-German transport aircraft project is one of Europe?s key air force programmes. In aircrafts to the squadron, with deliveries starting in 2022. These six aircrafts will replace the German Transall C-160.
With this project, Thales and Rheinmetall are continuing an already successful cooperation in the field of Franco-German aviation training, within the TATM ?Tiger Aircrew Training Means?, for the German and French crews of the Tiger attack helicopter.
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Datum: 17.05.2021 - 05:10 Uhr
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