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Collins Aerospace Enhanced Vision System May Gain Traction in C-130 Community

Frank Wolfe

Friday, March 12th, 2021

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Collins Aerospace Enhanced Vision System May Gain Traction in C-130 Community

U.S. airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conclude an engine test on an MC-130J Commando II on July 30 last year at Kadena Air Base Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Collins Aerospace [RTX] is looking for its Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to gain traction within the U.S. Air Force C-130 community for a number of missions, including low-level flying at night, formation refueling for special operations forces, and Air National Guard firefighting. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to begin several months of testing of an EVS-3600 on a standard C-130 this May to let AFSOC, Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and the Air National Guard watch the…

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