Raytheon will install MXF-626K VHF communications systems on the US Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet under a $29.6 million contract announced on 10 December.
The new radios will ensure the C-130H applies with new European Air Traffic Management requirements by providing 8.33 kHz channel spacing in the range of 118 to 137 MHz.
Raytheon will install the equipment on 178 C-130H in the US fleet, as a replacement for the current ARC-186 radio.
The MXF-626K is a VHF tactical communications system that provides high quality, reliable, air-to-air and air-to-ground line of sight single channel ground and air radio system (SINCGARS), air traffic control, and maritime band operations in single channel and frequency hopping modes.
Scott Whatmough, vice president of integrated communications systems, Raytheon, said: ‘In today's complex battlespace, reliable communications is more important than ever before. Our focus is on ensuring Hercules operators can communicate freely, reliably and securely wherever their missions take them, and we are proud to partner with the US Air Force to expand this critically important capability across the C-130 fleet.’
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