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    1. Commercial Aerospace

    Alenia Aeronautica, Avio and Lockheed Martin sign five-year contract to support Italian air force’s C-130J fleet

    Aug. 7, 2010
    ROME, Italy, 7 Aug. 2010. Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, the leader of an industrial team with Avio and Lockheed Martin, signed a five-year contract with the Italian air force to provide technical and logistical support services to their C-130J airlift fleet.
    Posted by John McHaleROME, Italy, 7 Aug. 2010. Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, the leader of an industrial team with Avio and Lockheed Martin, signed a five-year contract with the Italian air force to provide technical and logistical support services to their C-130J airlift fleet.Alenia Aeronautica will be responsible for the supply of spare parts, the management of the supply chain, and the equipment maintenance (landing gear included), the maintenance of the Air Ground Equipment (AGE) and engineering support activities, including the C-130J flight simulator based at the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa.Lockheed Martin, which designed and built the aircraft, will be responsible for the supply of repair components produced in the U.S. and for any modifications.Avio will be in charge of the complete propulsion system, including overhaul and technical/logistical and engineering assistance to the 92 AE2100D3 engines of the Italian military fleet.

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