Lockheed gets C-130 training contract

A C-130 Hercules from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing flies over the Mille Lacs Lake area in northern Minnesota during a training mission, August 20, 2006. (UPI Photo/Erik Gudmundson/DOD)

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- An eight-year, $270 million contract for simulation training for C-130 aircraft crews has been awarded to Lockheed Martin by the U.S. Air Force. The contract includes training and instruction, site management, engineering support and operation and maintenance for the aircrew training devices. Training will be provided for all aircrew positions and includes cockpit resource management, instrument refresher courses and instructor preparatory courses, the company said.

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