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Rockwell Collins Proceeds To Second Phase Upgrade For Thai Air Force C-130 Fleet

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Friday, January 11th, 2008

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Thai Aviation Industries has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with integrated Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM). The first phase called for completing the avionics upgrade on six C-130s. Phase 2 will include the avionics system upgrade for the final six aircraft of their C-130 fleet. It will also include a System Integration Laboratory (SIL) to support RTAF's maintenance of the avionics system…

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